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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7083 TO AMEND THE ARC CODE BY ADDING SUBPARAGRAPH (A) TO PARAGRAPH 111 EXHIBIT AND EVENT (TEE CENTER 2-2-33.7 t, ORDINANCE NO. 7083 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE BY ADDING SUBPARAGRAPH (a) TO PARAGRAPH ill "TRADE EXHIBIT AND EVENT (TEE) CENTER" OF 2-2-33.7 OF AUGUSTA AS PROVIDED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME, that the Augusta-Richmond County Code be amended for S2-2-33.7(III) to add: (a) The effective date for this funding provision shall be the first calendar month following the latter of the execution of a contact for the construction of the TEE Center or the closing for the acquisition of the real property on which the TEE Center shall be constructed. Until the effective date, all Transportation Fees that were to be designated for TEE Center expenses, including the Transportation fees collected prior to enactment of this subsection, shall be allocated to fund Transportation services as provided in Paragraph 1. 16 Sept Adopted this _ day of , 2008. Second Reading Waived cf David S. Copenhave As its Mayor Seal: Publish in the Augusta Chronicle September 25, 2008 ! I i. I CERTIFICATION The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission on , 2008 and that such Ordinance have not been modified or rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that the attached Ordinance is a true copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s). Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission Published in the Augusta Chronicle. Date: ~2-2-33. 7 TRANSPORTATION AND TOURISM FUND ESTABLISHED. Pursuant to this Ordinance, there is established a Transportation Fund, that shall be utilized to enhance the transportation services provided under the Article and to provide for the enhancement of the tourism facilities in Augusta-Richmond County. All of the Transportation Fees deposited in this fund shall be dedicated for the purposes articulated herein and administered by the Transportation, Tourism and Historic Heritage Committee, with approval ofthe Commission. The Transportation Fees collected and deposited in the Transportation Fund may be transferred from time to time to other funds as approved by the Commission to effectuate the purpose of the Transportation Fee for providing and enhancing transportation and tourism opportunities consistent with the uses provided herein. The Transportation Fees shall be eligible for the following uses: I. Transportation Services (a) Funding the increased demand for public transportation services created by implementation of this fee and offering transportation services at no cost to Hotel Guests paying the Transportation Fee. (b) Funding additional public transportation services for tourists and residents of Augusta-Richmond County to encourage the utilization of the tourism services and destinations in Augusta-Richmond County. (c) The Augusta Transit Department shall be allocated all Transportation Fee funds collected but not otherwise allocated to Tourism Enhancement or TEE Center operations. II. Tourism Enhancement A. Fund Uses The Committee shall make recommendations for enhancement oftourism destinations within the Historic Heritage District through the following uses. The Committee shall fIrst fund the needs of the areas designated as Bethlehem and Laney-Walker prior to funding other areas of the Historic Heritage District. (a) Planning activities that consist of all costs of data gathering, studies, analysis, and preparation of plans and the identifIcation of actions that will implement such plans, including, but not limited to: (l) Comprehensive plans; (2) Community development plans; (3) Functional plans, in areas such as: (i) Housing, including the development of a consolidated plan; (ii) Land use and urban environmental design; (iii) Economic development; (iv) Open space and recreation; (v) Energy use and conservation; (vi) Floodplain and wetlands management; (vii) Transportation; (viii) Utilities; and (ix) Historic preservation. (4) . Other plans and studies such as: (i) Small area and neighborhood plans; (ii) Capital improvements programs; (iii ) Individual project plans (but excluding engineering and design costs related to a specifIc activity); (iv) The reasonable costs of general environmental, urban environmental design and historic preservation studies; (v) Strategies and action programs to implement plans, including the development of codes, ordinances and regulations; (5) Policy-planning-management-capacity building activities which will enable the recipient to: (l) Determine its needs; (2) Set long-term goals and short-term objectives, including those related to urban environmental design; (3) Devise programs and activities to meet these goals and objectives; (4) Evaluate the progress of such programs and activities in accomplishing these goals and objectives; and (5) Carry out management, coordination and monitoring of activities necessary for effective plannlng implementation, but excluding the costs necessary to implement such plans. (b) Development hard costs. The actual cost of constructing or rehabilitating historic structures. These costs include the following: (1) For new construction, costs to meet the applicable new construction standards. (2) For rehabilitation costs: (1) To meet the property standards of applicable County, historic preservation, State, and Federal codes. (ii) To make essential improvements, including energy-related repairs or improvements, improvements necessary to permit use by persons with disabilities, and the abatement of hazardous conditions. (3) For both new construction and rehabilitation costs: (1) To demolish existing structures. (ii) To make utility connections including off-site connections from the property line to the adjacent street. (iii) To make improvements to the project site that are keeping with improvements of surrounding projects. Site improvements may include on-site roads and sewer and water lines necessary to the development of the project. The project site is the property owned by the project owner, upon which the project is located. (4) Costs to make utility connections or to make improvements to the project sites. . . ( c) Refinancing Costs. The cost to refinance existing debt secured by real property that is being rehabilitated or improved with Tourism Funds. (d) Acquisition Costs. Costs of acquiring improved or unimproved real property. ( e) Related soft costs. Otherreasonable and necessary costs incurred by property owners or Augusta-Richmond County and associated with the fmancing or development (or both) of new construction, rehabilitation or acquisition of real property with Tourism Funds. These costs include, but are not limited to: (1) Architectural, engineering orrelated professional services required to prepare plans, drawings, specifications, or work write-ups. (2) Costs to process and settle the fmancing for a project, such as private lender origination fees, credit reports, fees for title evidence, fees for recordation and filing oflegal documents, building permits, attorneys fees, private appraisal fees and fees for an independent cost estimate, builders or developers fees. (3) Costs of a project audit that Augusta-Richmond County may require with respect to the development of the project. (4) Costs to provide information services such as affirmative marketing and information to prospective investors and tourists. (5) Staff and overhead costs directly related to carrying out the project, such as work specifications preparation, loan processing inspections, and other services related to assisting potential owners, and investors. (6) F or both new construction and rehabilitation, costs for the payment of impact fees that are charged for all projects within Augusta- Richmond County. (7) Costs of environmental review directly related to the project. B. Amount Allocated. F or fifty (50) years following implementation of these provisions, unless extended hereafter, $750,000.00 per year of the funds generated shall be allocated to the enhancement of the Laney- Walker and Bethlehem Historic Heritage District. III. Trade Exhibit and Event (TEE) Center For fifty years following adoptions of these proVIsIOns, unless extended hereafter, $350,000.00 per year of the Transportation Fund shall be allocated to the TEE Center. This amount shall be used for the management and operating expenses of the TEE Center, including the cost of promoting use of public transportation in conjunction with TEE Center events and to encourage utilization of the enhanced tourism services by TEE Center patrons. This amount may be adjusted annually to reflect increases in accepted inflation rates. (a) The effective date for this funding provision shall be the fIrst calendar month following the latter of the execution of a contact for the construction of the TEE Center or the closing of the acquisition of the real property on which the TEE Center shall be constructed. Until the effective date, all Transportation Fees that were to be designated for TEE Center expenses, including the Transportation Fees collected prior to enactment of this subsection, shall be allocated to fund Transportation Services as provided in Paragraph 1.