Attachment_J-Excerpts-from-Mayors-Institute-2022.pdf

This is an excerpt document from the Mayors Institute on City Design May 2022, supporting materials for the City of Tampa's redevelopment opportunity for the Royal Street Parking Lot and Army/Navy Store Site in the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area. The document consists of eight pages of excerpts from the Mayors Institute proceedings and appears to serve as reference material for the redevelopment project, though the specific content of each excerpt is not detailed in the provided file. The RFP process includes a mandatory pre-proposal conference scheduled for November 17, 2025, with a response submission deadline of December 12, 2025. The project involves the redevelopment of four city-owned properties: the 1420 Parking Lot at 1411 N. Ashley Street, 103 E. Laurel Street, the Royal Street Parking Lot at 1200 N. Tampa Street, and the Army/Navy Store property at 1312 N. Tampa Street, all located within the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area.

The solicitation requires proposers to develop a high-density, mixed-use transit-oriented development with minimum 800 total dwelling units, including at least 30% affordable housing for households at 80% of Area Median Income, 20% workforce housing for households at 80-140% AMI, and 28 conservatory units for cultural arts professionals, along with minimum 15,000 square feet of non-residential space. Evaluation criteria include housing plan, transportation infrastructure, sustainability, project benefits, financing plan, development team experience, and Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) participation. The City of Tampa's Equal Business Opportunity Program requires detailed documentation of subcontractor payments and intentions. Site preparation work including archaeological assessments and environmental site evaluations has already been completed. The City will negotiate site disposition terms, which may include sale, lease, or partial ownership retention, though no specific award value is stated in the documentation.