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Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

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BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1<br />

3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA<br />

SITE AND URBAN<br />

DESIGN CRITERIA<br />

(continued)<br />

projects throughout the downtown area including: Tropicana<br />

Field, BayWalk, MidCore & SouthCore Parking Garages,<br />

<strong>St</strong>reetscape Programs, Waterfront Parks Improvements, Museum<br />

Development and others.<br />

In 2005, the Intown Redevelopment Plan was amended to add<br />

projects including the renovations to the Mahaffey Theater, the<br />

Dalì Museum and the proposed Pier project. Other downtown<br />

projects to be funded from future TIF Funds include a new<br />

mixed use transportation facility and pedestrian streetscape and<br />

downtown park improvements.<br />

As was the case with the Mahaffey Theater renovation project,<br />

the majority <strong>of</strong> the Pier project will be accomplished using debt<br />

financing. The <strong>City</strong> will borrow funds in the municipal bond<br />

market and the debt service (principal and interest) will be paid<br />

using the TIF revenues discussed above.<br />

Based upon historic and current <strong>City</strong>/County millage rates, the<br />

<strong>City</strong> TIF revenues will fund approximately 55% <strong>of</strong> the Intown<br />

Projects with the County share being approximately 45%.<br />

Example<br />

The following is an example <strong>of</strong> the application <strong>of</strong> the funding<br />

concept described above. This example explains where TIF<br />

money comes from and thus how the municipal bonds serving<br />

the Pier project will be paid back.<br />

John Doe owns a commercial <strong>of</strong>fice building downtown. In<br />

1981 the property was valued at $100,000. In 2012, that same<br />

property was valued at $650,000. John’s 2012 <strong>City</strong> taxes on<br />

the $550,000 increment (the $650,000 current value minus<br />

the $100,000 value in 1981) are $3,252 (based on a <strong>City</strong><br />

millage rate <strong>of</strong> 5.9125). His 2012 Pinellas County taxes on the<br />

$550,000 increment are $2,680 (based upon a County millage<br />

rate <strong>of</strong> 4.873). The $3,252 plus the $2,680 are placed in the<br />

TIF Trust Fund pot along with the incremental tax money<br />

from other downtown property owners.<br />

Based on this model, the <strong>City</strong> will borrow the funds to pay for<br />

the new Pier project using 20-year municipal bonds (currently<br />

at historically low interest rates) and will repay these borrowed<br />

funds using the TIF Trust Fund pot <strong>of</strong> money.<br />

3 - 46<br />

THE NEW ST. PETERSBURG PIER

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