City of Palm Bay Community Development

Block Grant (CDBG) Projects

The City of Palm Bay Celebrates 40 Years Building Better Neighborhoods

With Community Projects For Low to Moderate-Income Residents

That Are Funded With Community Development Block Grant

Federal Funds.

Whipperman Avenue CDBG Street Paving Project

Dacotah Avenue CDBG Street Paving Project

FY 2005/2006 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS LIBERIA DRAINAGE PROJECT- LINEAR PARK

In FY 2005/2006, Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighbor-hood Development Services’ Division expended the final $352.00 of a three (3) year $547,498 project in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds which were provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Department utilized the funds in order complete flood drainage improvements that were initiated the prior

year in the Powell sub-division of northeast Palm Bay. Improvements included the removal and replacement of the existing corrugated metal pipes under Liberia Avenue as well as, the construction of a linear park that included a water feature at the eastern end of the park. The drainage project provided equalization among storm water retention systems located in the Powell sub-division with larger diameter reinforced concrete pipes that were installed to deliver additional hydraulic capacity. The Linear Park portion of the project was part of an overall Community Policing by Environmental design (CPTED) project by the Palm Bay Police Department to curb drug trafficking in the community. The construction of the linear park along the east/west Liberia Avenue eliminated north/south automobile traffic. The linear park included not only the water feature but also sidewalks, park benches trees and landscaping along Liberia Avenue that enhances pedestrian traffic.

Proposed Liberia Avenue Improvements Include:

Undulating walking andjogging paths

Exercise stations Drainage improvements Public gathering areas &

green space Extensive Landscaping An aquatic

playground…..

Liberia Avenue, CDBG Drainage/ Water Park Project - Before

Advantages Safe- a lifeguard is NOT required

Efficient- costs much less to operate than a comparably sized pool

Expandable- parts are inter-changeable

Ease of maintenance

Accessible by all

Fun!

Conceptual Drawing • Proposed project would

have a minimum of 5interactive fountains withexpansion slots pre-designed for futurefountains

• A working sundial and acompass rose

• Imbedded slip resistantsurface material.

• Extensive shade-likelandscaping

• Picnic Areas complete withBBQ grilles

Park Goals Create an environment whereby citizens can enjoy and engage

various activities suited for all ages and interests.

Restoration the neighborhood’s gentrified heritage and tostrengthen it’s sense of community.

Have a great place to cool off during the warm summer months!

Park Under Construction

Grand Opening

•City Council Members

•Bayfront Community Redevelopment District Commissioners

•Local Residents

•City of Palm Bay Staff

Liberia Avenue, CDBG Drainage/ Water Park Project - After

FY 2000/2001 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS DADE CIRCLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK

Between FY 1999/2000 and FY 2000/ 2001, Palm Bay’s Housing And Neigh-borhood Development Services (HANDS) expended $17,621 in Community Develop-ment Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds were

utilized by HANDS to acquire a vacant, fire ravaged property as well as, by the Public Works Department to construct a passive neighborhood park in a low to moderate-income community in northeast Palm Bay. Park construction included pad preparation, a hurricane rated canopy, barbeque, two picnic tables and two trash containers as well as a wood post fence on the perimeter of the property. The park became part of the Parks system and is being maintained by the Palm Bay Parks and Recreation Department.

Dade Circle Neighborhood Park CDBG Public Facilities Program - Before

Dade Circle Neighborhood Park CDBG Public Facilities Program - After

Owner-Occupied, Single Family CDBG Housing Rehab. Program – Before

Owner-Occupied, Single Family CDBG Housing Rehab. Program - After

Palm Bay Plaza CDBG Façade Program – Before

Palm Bay Plaza CDBG Façade Program – After

FY 2009/2010 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS N.E. PALM BAY CDBG STREET ASPHALT PAVING PROJECT

In FY 2009/2010 work was completed on the Northeast Palm Bay Street CDBG Asphalt Paving project that utilized $279,331.24 in CDBG funding provided by the Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD). The paving project included the paving of twenty-five (25) streets in low/mod neighborhoods in the northeast Palm Bay, specifically six (6) streets in the Farview Neighborhood; six (6) streets in the Hiawatha Gardens Neighborhood; three (3) streets in the Plat of David Neighborhood and ten (10) streets in the Plat of Tillman Neighborhood were completed.

The improvements to the existing roadways included increasing the overall structural number (integrity) of the roadways by approximately 20%, which allows the roadways to sustain higher traffic volumes. The improvements also increase the skid resistance of the roadways, which increases stopping ability and reduces the possibility of hydroplaning.

BEFORE AFTER

FY 2009/2010 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS N.E. PALM BAY STREET CDBG-R ASPHALT PAVING PROJECT

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the City of Palm Bay’s HANDS division has received $166,081 in CDBG-R supplemental funding. Funds received under the Recovery Act have the clear purpose to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize the Nation’s infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, expand educational opportunities and/or provide access to health care.

The City’s CDBG-R supplemental funding was utilized to continue the paving improvements, already under-way in the low/mod income neighborhoods in Northeast Palm Bay, specifically in the Tropicana neighborhood and other streets in northeast Palm Bay not previously improved. The Public Works Department completed eight (8) streets in the Tropicana neighborhood expending $104,192 with six (6) additional streets in northeast Palm Bay neighborhoods completed by May of 2010 at a cost of $73,300 in CDBG-R and added CDBG funds.

The paving improvements included increasing the overall structural number (integrity) of the roadways by approximately twenty (20%) percent, which will allow the roadways to sustain higher traffic volumes. The improvements increase the skid resistance of the roadways, which increases stopping ability and reduces the possibility of hydroplaning. Drainage improvements were also made as necessary to comply with current state regulations.

BEFORE AFTER

FY 2010/2011 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Projects Basin 3 Main Street Realignment/Drainage Project

BEFORE AFTER

In FY 2010/2011, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services Division in order to fund the Basin 3 Main Street Realignment/Drainage project. The City’s Public Works Department completed the final phase of the six-year Main Street Realignment/Drainage project expending $970,440 in CDBG funds. The project was designed to relocate an existing drainage ditch within the Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way to the Main Street right-of-way. The project allowed for widening the channel and provided check dams for storage and a time-lag for storm water runoff. The construction of the channel included the stabilization of slopes with turf reinforcement mats and check dams with concrete weirs and rubble stabilization. The project provided for additional treatment of storm water runoff to meet water quality standards established for the Indian River Lagoon.

FY 2009/2010 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS BOUNDARY CANAL BAFFLE BOX RETROFIT

In FY 2009/2010 Housing And Neighborhood Development Services expended $36,400 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing And Urban Development (HUD). The funds were utilized by the City’s Public Works Department in order to complete the Boundary Canal Baffle Box Retrofit project. Work on the Boundary Canal

Baffle Box included making improvements to an existing baffle box with features which included a screening device to collect trash, a device to absorb oil and a turbidity barrier to reduce the re-suspension of solids (sand). All of these retrofits are consistent with meeting the City’s future Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) targets for clearing debris from runoff prior to entering the Turkey Creek Canal in the low-income neighborhood of Northeast, Palm Bay. The activity was a LMA benefit.

FY 2010/2011 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Projects Palm Bay Public Works Building & Palm Bay Community Center Handicap Door Accessibility

In FY 2010/2011 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) Division and utilized by the City of Palm Bay’s Parks and Recreation Department to install four (4) handicap door apparatuses. One (1) handicap door apparatus was installed at the main entrance of the City of Palm Bay’s Public Works building located at 1050 Malabar Road, SW and three (3) handicap door apparatuses were installed to the lobby and meeting room entrances of Palm Bay’s Community Center located at 1502 Port Malabar Blvd., NE in Palm Bay.

FY 2012/2013 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS BIANCA SIDEWALK HANDICAP RETROFIT PROJECT PHASE I

In FY 2012/2013, Housing And Neigh-borhood Development Services’ ex-pended $51,898 in Community Develop-ment Block Grant (CDBG) funds which were provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Depart-ment utilized the funds to make handicap accessibility improvements to existing

sidewalks in a low/mod neighborhood in Northeast Palm Bay. The project included the installation of handicap curb extensions, curb ramps, transversable mats and the construction of ADA compliant crosswalks at nineteen (19) street crossings along the existing sidewalks located on both sides of Bianca Drive, N.E. Stop signs, stop bars, double Yellow lines and curbing were removed, relocated or modified as needed at each crossing to ensure ADA compliant connections to the existing sidewalk system. Minor asphalt and roadway work was also included in the project, as needed, to ensure ADA compliance.

FY 2012/2013 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS BUS/TRANSIT SHELTER & BENCH PROJECT PHASE I

In FY 2012/2013, Housing And Neighbor-hood Development Services’ expended $30,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-opment. The City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Department utilized the funds for the surveying, design, engineering, installation and construction of the Phase I

Bus/Transit Shelter & Bench Project. Phase I of this activity provided for three (3) bus shelters with benches in low/mod neigh-borhoods of Northeast Palm Bay that included Port Malabar Blvd and Cable Ln.; Port Malabar Blvd. and Bianca Dr. and Port Malabar Blvd. and Chace Ln. Phase II will take place in FY 2013/2014 and include the engineering, design and construction of three (3) additional bus shelters with benches to be located at Treeland Blvd. at San Filippo Dr.; Treeland Blvd. at Cherso Ct. and San Filippo Dr. at Hadley Ct., all low/mod neighborhoods in Southeast Palm Bay.

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Palm Bay Fred Lee Park Handicap Accessibility Improvements

BEFORE AFTER

BEFORE AFTER

In FY 2011/2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neigh-borhood Development Services (HANDS) Division and utilized by the City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Department for handicap accessible sidewalk construction, wheelchair ADA Transversable mat instal-lations and handicap seating/parking space construction at Fred Lee Park.

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Palm Bay Fred Lee Park Handicap Accessibility Improvements

BEFORE AFTER

The construction of the new sidewalks and the retrofit/slope improvements to existing sidewalks improved wheelchair accessibility for the handicapped to all Fred Lee Park facilities. The wheelchair ADA Transvers-able mats and seating/parking space improvements provide improved handicap accessibility at the park.

FY 2011/2012 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS Sidewalk Handicap Accessibility Improvements Lipscomb Street & Pinewood Drive

Lipscomb Street Lipscomb Street

Pinewood Drive Pinewood Drive

In FY 2011/2012, Housing And Neighborhood Development Services expended $86,249 in Community Development Block Grant funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development administered by the Palm Bay’s Public Works Department for handicap accessible sidewalk construction and for wheelchair ADA Transversable mat installations along Lipscomb Street and Pinewood Drive.

FY 2012/2013 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS PORT MALABAR UNIT 1 CENTRAL DRAINAGE PROJECT

In FY 2012/2013, Housing And Neigh-borhood Development Services ex-pended $148,688 in Community Devel-opment Block Grant (CDBG) funds which were provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Palm Bay’s Public Works De-partment utilized the funds to make improvements to the Port Malabar Unit 1

Central Drainage infrastructure. Improvements included the placement of improved cement piping; the installation of baffle boxes and channel inserts on both the north and south sides of Port Malabar Blvd. from Cable Lane to the drainage canal located on the west side of the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks. Roadside cement flumes were also installed off of Cable Lane to improve flood drainage in this low/mod area of Northeast Palm Bay.

FY 2012/2013 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS PALM BAY COLONY DRAINAGE PROJECT

Between FY 2011/2012 and FY 2012/2013, Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services’ impacted the lives of 4,042 low/mod residents of Palm Bay by expending $104,674 in Community Devel-opment Block Grant (CDBG) funds which were provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Department utilized the funds in order complete flood drainage improvements that were initiated the prior year

in the Palm Bay Colony sub-division. Improvements included the removal and replace-ment of the existing corrugated metal pipes under Ersoff Blvd, N.E., Silk Tree Lane, N.E. and Huckleberry Lane, N.E. The drainage project provided equalization among storm water retention systems located on the west side of Palm Bay Colony with a larger diameter reinforced concrete pipe that was installed to deliver additional hydraulic capacity. Additional length, headwalls and a turf reinforcement mat were also added to provide for slope and buffer improvements, as well as for shoulder stabilization. The project also included the removal and restoration of the roadway pavement and striping.

FY 2013/2014 CITY OF PALM BAY HOME COMMUNITY PROJECTS DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

In FY 2013/2014, Community Housing Initiative, Inc. assisted thirteen (13) first-time homebuyer clients and expended $212,913.98 in HOME DAP funds pro-vided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A total of $177,773.29 was expended on down payment and closing costs assistance

while the remaining $35,140.69 was expended on home rehabilitation for code related repairs expended prior to the first-time homebuyer taking occupancy. First mortgages for these properties totaled $1,033,415. The client contribution for the thirteen (13) properties totaled $38,674.15. By race, eight (8) of the first-time homebuyers were White, one (1) was Black/African American and four (4) were Other, Multi-Racial. By ethnicity, two (2) of the first-time homebuyers were White Hispanics and two (2) were Other, Multi-Racial Hispanics. By income, four (4) of the first-time homebuyers were very low-income households and nine (9) were low-income households. Five (5) of the HOME DAP clients had a Female Head of Household.

FY 2013/2014 CDBG CITY OF PALM BAY COMMUNITY PROJECTS BUS/TRANSIT SHELTER BENCH PHASE II

In FY 2013/2014, Housing And Neighborhood Development Ser-vices’ expended $47,800 in Com-munity Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City’s Public Works Department utilized the funds for the survey-

ing, design, engineering, installation and construction of the Phase II Bus/Transit Shelter Bench Project. Phase II of this activity provided for three (3) bus shelters and benches with concrete connections to existing sidewalks in low/mod neighborhoods that included Treeland Blvd. at Cherso Court; Treeland Blvd. at San Felippo Drive and San Felippo Drive at Hadley Court.

FY 2013/2014 CDBG COMMUNITY PROJECTS KNECHT PARK HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT

In FY 2013/2014, the City’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services Division expended $141,062 in Community Devel-opment Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City’s Public Works Department completed ADA improvements to

Knecht Park and its facilities that included handicap accessible sidewalk construction, wheelchair ADA transversable mat installations, handicap seating construction and handicap parking space construction. The con-struction of the new sidewalks and the retrofit/slope improvements to existing sidewalks improved wheelchair accessibility for the handicapped for all Knecht Park facilities which included public restrooms, bleachers, dugouts, play areas, baseball fields, batting cages and the like. The wheelchair ADA Transversable mats, the accessible seating and the installation of eight (8) ADA compliant parking stalls along the southern boundary of Knecht Park parking space improvements provided needed handicap accessibility at the park.

FY 2011/2012 HOME CHDO In-Fill Housing In FY 2011/2012, Home Invest-ment Partnership (HOME) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Ser-vices (HANDS) division and were utilized by Community Housing Initiative, Inc. operating as the Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) developer on the project partnering with

Habitat for Humanity which provided matching community funding converted a three-bedroom, one-bath single family home into a three-bedroom, two-bath single-family home. The home was sold to a very low-income, Black/African American, non-Hispanic, single-woman coming from subsidized housing.

FY 2011/2012 HOME CHDO In-Fill Housing In FY 2011/2012, Home Invest-ment Partnership (HOME) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services (HANDS) division and were utilized by Community Housing Initiative, Inc. (CHI), a

Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) participated as the developer on the project partnering with Habitat for Humanity which contributed matching funds demolished an existing two-bedroom, one-bath, single-family home and constructed a new, two-bedroom, one-bath, single-family home, with an added one-car garage. The home was purchased by a very low-income Black/African American, non-Hispanic, single-woman well respected in the community for her community parti-cipation.

FY 2012/2013 HOME CHDO IN-FILL HOUSING PROJECT NORTHEAST PALM BAY

In FY 2012/2013, Home Investment Partner-ship (HOME) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel-opment (HUD), were administered by the City of Palm Bay’s Housing And Neighborhood Development Services Division in partnership with Community Housing Initiative, Inc. (CHI), the CHDO owner/developer and

Habitat for Humanity, the contractor to complete construction of one single-family home in the Driskell Heights neighborhood of northeast Palm Bay. The new construction project expended a total of $32,440.70 with $50,000 in community matching funds, along with a $1,400 deposit from the homebuyer. The CHDO single-family home is a four (4) Bedroom, two (2) Bath, one (1) car garage dwelling. The single-family home was sold to a certified Section 3 very low-income client and her family of four (4) children who came from subsidized housing. The City’s CHDO housing project contracted with three (3) certified Section 3 businesses which retained a total of six and one half (6.5) Section 3 FTE’s who were employed in the construction of the home.

FY 2011-2012 CITY OF PALM BAY CDBG COMMUNITY PROJECTS FRED LEE PARK HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS

BEFORE AFTER In FY 2011/2012, $49,984.45 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were administered by the HANDS Division and expended by the City of Palm Bay’s Public Works Department for handicap accessible sidewalk construction, wheelchair ADA Transversable mat installations and handicap seating/parking spaces. The construction of the new sidewalks and the retrofit/slope improvements to existing sidewalks improved wheelchair accessibility for the handicapped to all Fred Lee Park facilities. The wheelchair ADA Transversable mats and seating/parking space improvements provide improved handicap accessibility to all the facilities at Fred Lee Park.

FY 2011/2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Projects EVANS GROCERY BUILDING DEMOLITION

In FY 2011/2012, Housing And Neighborhood Development Services’ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, were administered to demolish, the former Evans Grocery Building located at 1361 Florida Avenue, N.E. in the Driskell Heights sub-division of Palm Bay. Thirty-four thousand, six hundred, ninety-two ($34,692) dollars in CDBG funds were utilized for Asbestos Abatement and Removal along with the building’s demolition. This was completed in preparation for the construction of a new 6,000 square foot Evans Center Grocery and Delicatessen. The plan includes a community meeting room, a health clinic and youth build program classrooms for low-income, at-risk youth in the community in the overall Evans Center development.

FY 2011/2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Projects

FY 2011/2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Projects