Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: June 4, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Tanya Wilson, AICP, Director, Planning, Environmental, and Development Services (PEDS) Department
CONTACT: Brandy Driggers, Manager
PHONE: (407) 836-4221
DIVISION: Neighborhood Services Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orlando, Florida, relating to community redevelopment; finding the existence of blight conditions in an area of the city of Orlando; making certain findings and determinations; providing an effective date. District 6. (Neighborhood Services Division)
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PROJECT: Downtown Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency redevelopment area expansion.
PURPOSE: The City of Orlando proposes expanding its Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) boundary and amending its CRA Redevelopment Plan to include approximately 47 acres adjacent to Camping World Stadium. Expanding the CRA to include this area will provide funding for improvements to enhance the visitor experience for stadium events and address the needs of nearby residents. The Downtown CRA completed a study of the conditions in the proposed expansion area and determined slum or blight existed, warranting expansion of the Downtown CRA to include the area around Camping World Stadium. In April 2026, the Downtown CRA and Orlando City Council approved several items related to this request, including a resolution declaring the existence of slum or blight in the proposed expansion area; however, pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated lnterlocal Agreement among Orange County, the City of Orlando and the Downtown CRA, dated August 6, 2007, as amended from time to time (the "lnterlocal Agreement"), the Board must also approve the City/CRA's resolution declaring the existence of slum or blight to ultimately expand the CRA. The City of Orlando and the Downtown CRA are requesting the County's approval of the resolution related to the presence of slum and blight conditions to expand the CRA to include 47 acres surrounding Camping World Stadium. The purpose of the Board's approval of this Resolution would only be to meet the requirements of the lnterlocal Agreement; it does not imply the Board's agreement with or acceptance of the finding of necessity and would not modify any obligations of the parties under the lnterlocal Agreement or any other relevant agreements.
BUDGET: N/A