Technical Assistance Panels

Public agencies, private firms, and nonprofit organizations facing complex land use and real estate issues in the Southeast Florida region can get expert and objective advice with the help of TAPs – Technical Assistance Panels – offered by the ULI Southeast Florida / Caribbean District Council. A TAP can save immeasurable research, time, and costs.

Technical Assistance Panels are intensive, on-site advisory services that utilize local ULI expertise to provide comprehensive and strategic advice on complex land use and development challenges. These local advisory projects that link public agencies and nonprofit organizations with the expertise that ULI’s local real estate, planning, financing, marketing and technical experts have to offer.

TAPs are flexible and customizable, and allow ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean to deliver honest, unbiased, and practical answers to land use and real estate questions that defy easy solutions.

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Some Past TAP Clients Include:

  • City of Deerfield Beach
  • City of Fort Lauderdale
  • City of Riviera Beach
  • City of Davie
  • Broward County
  • City of Lauderhill
  • Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
  • City of Coral Springs
  • Miami-Dade County
  • City of Lauderdale Lakes
  • City of West Palm Beach
  • City of Hallandale Beach
  • City of Pompano Beach
  • Everglades National Park

 

What can a TAP do?

TAPs offer an opportunity for public agencies and non-profit organizations to leverage the expertise of ULI members to provide a unique, market-based perspective on a broad range of land use issues, including:

  • Evaluating growth issues including economics and management;
  • Analyzing the re-use potential of existing properties;
  • Identifying key economic and land use issues relating to public/private land use situations;
  • Evaluating specific development and land proposals or issues;
  • Providing a market-based analysis of a local plan or development strategy; and
  • Making targeted recommendations on maximizing the impact of public investments, phasing redevelopment, implementing local plans, etc.

How do TAPs work?

Each TAP is comprised of senior-level ULI members, representing a broad range of disciplines. In both one-day and two-day formats, ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean assembles a multi-disciplinary panel of experts that explore the project, interview stakeholders, and make recommendations.

TAP Panelists consist of expert volunteers recruited specifically for each assignment from the 1,000+ ULI members in the Southeast Florida/Caribbean district. Depending on the issues being tackled, panel member expertise may be comprised of developers and owners, investors, designers, planners, engineers, market and financial analysts, as well as members of the public sector.

Over an intensive one- or two-day working session, panelists tour the study area, interview stakeholders, review background materials and work collaboratively to produce preliminary findings and recommendations. After the session, a professionally-written and detailed report is delivered to provide a roadmap for success.

Sample TAPs

City of Lauderhill | July 2019

Development recommendations for three key sites in the City of Lauderhill

City of Riviera Beach | September 2016

Recommendations on relocating or rebuilding a city services complex

TAP Reports

Think a TAP might benefit you?

To learn more, contact Julie Medley – Executive Director, ULI Southeast Florida / Caribbean
(954) 916-7329   |   [email protected]

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the Panelists?

Panelists consists of expert volunteers from the 1,200+ ULI members in the ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council chosen specifically for each assignment. Panelists usually include at least one for-profit or nonprofit developer, designer and/or planner, market and/or financial analyst, and a regulatory expert. Panelists with a potential conflict of interest will be deferred for other opportunities.

What are the Deliverables?

Findings are delivered in a PowerPoint presentation at the end of each 1 – 2 day-long panel, along with a final report of recommendations.

What is the Application Process?

Communities can apply to the TAPs program at any time. After receiving an application, members of the TAP committee will arrange an initial meeting to understand and refine the assignment and objectives as well as identify key issues. Decisions on whether the committee can accept the panel assignment will be determined shortly after the initial meeting.

How much lead time is necessary?

A three- to four-month lead-time is necessary to provide sufficient time to assemble the best available panel members, compile briefing materials and plan for the logistics of the TAP program.

What do TAPs cost?

Each TAP is different and the fee depends on the length of the actual panel, and are negotiated individually with each client, but including panel expenses is typically around $25,000.

What other ULI advising products exist?

In addition to a traditional two-day TAP, ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean also offers Public Sector workshops for smaller scopes, five-day panels with national experts for larger or more complex land use challenges, and year-long advising through our Leadership Institute program.

Why Choose Us?

ULI can deliver honest, unbiased answers to our clients’ questions. We are uniquely positioned with the flexibility to swiftly formulate, manage and implement on-call dynamic Technical Assistance Panels on a relatively short notice. In addition, our experienced panelists are prepared to address both location-specific and larger high level public policy analysis, providing the client with a unique and comprehensive review.