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Palm Harbor Merchants Association Fiscal Year 2023 Municipal Services Taxing Unit special projects funding request.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) funding request, in the amount of $18,695.00, for the Palm Harbor Merchants Association (PHMA) purchase two 18 KV generators, a 10'x10' branded event tent, thirty barricades, a barricade storage cart and a 7'x14' enclosed trailer that will securely store all this equipment thus eliminating the need for a stationary storage shed.
Additionally, delegate to the County Administrator the approval and execution of the PHMA 2023 MSTU Funding Agreement, which will allow for a grant amount not to exceed $20,000.00 to be advanced to the PHMA for the purchase of equipment described above.
• The Palm Harbor Merchants Association is a core community organization focused on promoting special events in the Palm Harbor Central (Form Based Code) District (District). Not having the equipment necessary to hold events is an organizational and financial burden on the Palm Harbor Merchants and is a limiting factor on the number and quality of events that the community can enjoy.
• Purchasing this equipment, instead of renting it for every event, will eliminate the repetitive rental costs and create an ancillary revenue stream by offering to rent it to other organizations that hold events in the District. This ancillary revenue will offset the maintenance and operational costs of the equipment.
• If funding is approved, this equipment will be purchased in time for the PHMA to hold a major Veterans Day event in the District in November and will be used extensively throughout the year on many other planned annual events.
• Money generated from these events will support streetscape maintenance and the costs associated with the proposed street lighting district being considered with Duke Energy and the PHMA in the Downtown Palm Harbor Central District.
• This project will foster continual economic growth and vitality in the Downtown Palm Harbor (DPH) Form Based Code District. The Palm Harbor Merchant Association is committed to sustaining the operational objectives of the DPH Master Plan and the DPH Streetscape and Parking Action plan.
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Strategic Plan:
Foster Continual Economic Growth and Vitality
4.6 Support a vibrant community with recreation, arts, and culture to attract residents and visitors
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
Summary
The Downtown Palm Harbor Central District has all the ingredients to become a vibrant gathering place for the community to enjoy the amenities and characteristics unique to this historic district. The PHMA is a core community organization focused on promoting special events in the District. Not having the equipment necessary to hold events is an organizational and financial burden on the PHMA and is a limiting factor on the number and quality of events that the community can enjoy in the District.
• The Palm Harbor Merchants Association is a non-profit organization comprised of business owners and operators dedicated to supporting the unique and vibrant redevelopment of downtown Palm Harbor through promoting special events and community activities.
• This project will allow the PH Merchants to purchase two 18 KW generators, a 10'x10' branded event tent, thirty barricades, a barricade storage cart and a 7'x14' enclosed trailer that will securely store all of this equipment thus eliminating the need for a stationary storage shed. This equipment is normally rented for events; therefore, the costs of the rental is repeated for every event.
• Purchasing this equipment will allow the PHMA to make it available for rent to other organizations that wish to hold events in the District, thereby creating an income stream that will offset the maintenance and operational costs of the equipment.
• This equipment will be purchased in time for the PH Merchants to hold a major Veterans Day event in the District in November and will be used extensively throughout the year on many other planned annual events. Money generated from these events will support streetscape maintenance and the costs associated with the proposed street lighting district being implemented with Duke Energy in the downtown Palm Harbor Central District.
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Background Information:
The MSTU Special Projects Funding opportunity was created by the Board of County Commissioners for the purpose of supporting projects that enhance community and neighborhood opportunities in unincorporated areas of Pinellas County. These MSTU Special Projects Awards are intended to support culture, recreation, and community engagement opportunities for residents in unincorporated areas that are comparable to those opportunities which municipalities typically provide to their residents.
Fiscal Impact:
The request for funding in the amount of $18,695.00 is a one-time expenditure of budgeted MSTU Special Projects funds.
Staff Member Responsible:
Nancy McKibben, Assistant to the County Administrator Representing Unincorporated North County
Partners:
Palm Harbor Merchants Association
Attachments:
MSTU Special Projects Funding FY23 Application Palm Harbor Merchants Association
Palm Harbor Merchant Assoc. FY23 MSTU Funding Agreement
Quotes:
18KW Portable Generator Quote 2 ea. at $4,399 = $8,798 Recommended
8.5' Heavy Duty Interlocking Steel Barricade_30 ea. $3,270 Recommended
Barricade Storage Carts Quote $450 Recommended
10x10 Canopy Tent Quote Velocity $1,145 Recommended
7x14 Cargo Trailer Quote - Snapper $5,032 Recommended