City Leaders to Discuss Downtown Redevelopment Tuesday

The Temple Terrace City Council will meet in a workshop Tuesday as the Temple Terrace Redevelopment Association to discuss the Arts & Education facility in the downtown redevelopment area.

The workshop will take place at City Hall and begins at 5 p.m.

City staff will update the TTRA on the status of the facility and talk about a possible timeline for construction, according to Michael Dunn, the city’s public information officer.

On Oct. 2, the City Council approved a conceptual floor plan for the facility. City Manager Kim Leinbach said the council doesn’t usually vote on floor plans, but Vlass Temple Terrace, the developer of the downtown project, asked the council to do so.

The city’s architect representative, John Toppe, worked with Vlass’ architect to create the conceptual floor plan for the proposed 16,800-square-foot facility. They finalized the last drawing on Sept. 19.

“It’s a really cool building,” Toppe said Oct. 1. “It’s very efficient, it’s very functional, it’s exactly what we’ve asked (the Vlass group) to give us. They’ve respected our plan completely.”

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The floor plan that Toppe presented included a lobby and art gallery; arts education spaces for visual and performing arts; a 360-seat, multi-purpose theater and conference center; concession and catering facilities; and administrative and support spaces.

A City Council meeting will follow the TTRA workshop at 6 p.m., and according to the agenda, the council is scheduled to:

• hear a presentation on the Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club’s Capital Plan by General Manager Shaun McCormick;
• consider a resolution authorizing the enhancement to the Fowler Avenue bridge over the Hillsborough River, including corral-style bridge raining and decorative lighting, and enhanced landscaping along Folwer Avenue when the Interstate 75 widening project is complete;
• consider a resolution awarding a contract to replace the Fire Station 2 roof to Insulated Roofing Contractors for $19,321;
• consider a resolution to demolish the property at in November 2011;
• consider a resolution approving the mutual aid agreement between the city and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office;
• have three first readings of ordinances related to amending the city’s Comprehensive Plan (in Target Industries and Economic Development, Conservation and Aquifer Recharge, and Annexation Planning and Strategies);
• have a second and final reading of an ordinance to amend the Comprehensive Plan with regard to the 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Plan;
• have a second and final reading of an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on Internet Cafés;
• discuss the city manager contract;
• consider a pedestrian entry at Grove Hill Road;
• recognize a “Do the Right Thing” Citizenship Award recipient; and
• consider at appointment to the School Support Committee.

Both the workshop and council meeting will be televised live on Verizon Channel 39 and Bright House Channel 950.

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