Basis of Design Book 2 - City of St. Petersburg

DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT ENTERPRISE FACILITIES ELEMENT
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Municipal Port
Albert Whitted Airport
Progress Energy Center for the Arts
Mahaffey Theater
Dali Museum
Center for the Arts Plaza
Al Lang Field
Municipal Marina
The Pier
Municipal Port
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The Port Master Plan allows the City to implement needed capital improvements
for existing uses that are incorporated with the City’s Downtown Waterfront Master
Plan, while pursuing diverse opportunities for the future.
An approved Master Plan is required for eligibility to secure state grant funding
and projects must be included in plan to receive funding.
The Municipal Port currently provides docking facilities for mega-yachts, research
vessels, as well as other visiting ships and boats. The new SRI research
and development facility is also located there; and, under the terms of their
lease, SRI has the right to build another facility on the site they currently lease.
During 2010, City Council workshops were conducted and an RFP process was
launched to solicit development proposals.
The 2010 RFP responses were inadequate, primarily due to potential lease term
restrictions. A referendum allowing 25 year lease terms to allow a more favorable
environment for Port development was rejected by voters on November 8,
2011. However, it is the City’s intent to work with the private sector to develop a
specific development plan for the Port in order to enhance its economic impact
on the community.
December 2011
DRAFT
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