Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-12-02 regular Council agenda — reading text

2 ~ 0 c:: C,) 0 c:: .... 0..- I::: 0 . 0 0.- S I:: a.. -' U e 0 ' l: J t. 1.; .- c: 0 en c:a .. '1J g - 8 0 ~ 9 I; J ~ -<:> I::: 1) "::- 0 t. J :- f< GJ g ..~ en ::: I::: V ~~ Q o c:: S f-< - S c:; u.s I:: ~ E f-< ~ 1) E <::> g u ~ c3 '" t:; ..... en ~] a.. s :: s J 0 ' C,) I::) ~ ~ I:) J Vl . 5 9 g <:; E c: I:: S:: 0 c3 c3 c 0 :: ;:?; N 0 Z ci GJ 0. U) 5 0 Z 5 GJ :::: 0"0 8 0 0 I' ' r> Z '<  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH M E M 0 RAN DUM DATE: February 5, 2002 TO: Reid Silverboard. City Manager FROM: Gene Peters, Parks & Recreation DirectorGf SUBJECT: Request Approval for the Master Site Plan Improvememts for the Sound Property ( CD 37/ 2000) BACKGROUND the City At their November 27, 2001 meeting, the City Council authorized between the Florida Manager to execute a Conceptual Approval Agreement Community Trust and the City of Fort Walton Beach to impose terms and 1, 797, 945, to conditions on the use of grant funds, in the amount of $ acquire the Sound The City' s cash requirement match is Property. 25, 000. DISCUSSION Prior to closing the real estate transaction and final disbursement of the award funds by Florida Communities Trust ( FCT), the recipient must prepare a project plan that shall include the following documents: 1. A purchase agreement for acquisition of the project site that meets with the approval of FCT Governing Body; and 2. A management plan that sets forth how the site will be managed, contains a master site plan of all planned improvements, identifies the costs of site improvements, the entity that will manage the site and the funding sources for the development. The FCT encourages the recipient to request a courtesy review of its in advance of the meeting of the FCT Governing Body management plan will where the project plan will be considered for approval and funds for disbursement. Staff, therefore, recommends the City be authorized Council review and the master site plan for the Sound Property approve to be submitted with our Project Management Plan. The real estate transaction time period associated with the Sound Grant Agreement Property is unknown at this time, therefore, with the March 4, 2002, staff has requested an extension through expiring on FCT for sufficient time to close on the property. MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS/ PHASING Phase I, the elements will include the permitting, in FY 02- 03, engineering, trash/ debris clean- up, concrete/ asphalt removal, ground leveling, vegetation identification, and the archeological monitoring of construction. L( Phase II, in FY 03- 04, the elements will include buffer trees. irrigation. park lighting groundwork, vegetation replacements, bulkhead reconstruction and rip- rap fronting the bulkhead. In FY 04- 05. the elements will include the installation of a 10' wide wooden boardwalk along the waterfront. a fishing pier and the remaining rip- rap. Phase III, in FY 05- 06, the elements will include park lighting. sodding for the open space, pathway/ handicap parking construction, a pedestrian cross- walk from the City Auditorium parking lot and site furnishings. COST ESTIMATES and FUNDING SOURCES Staff recommends the City apply for various grants relating to land and water sites to provide a portion of the funding for the Sound Property improvements. The Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program FRDAP) provides for 50% of the funding for projects that cost between 150, 000-$ 400. 000. The Land and Water Conservation Grant Program also provides funding for projects up to $ 400. 000 with a 50% match for the recipient. Staff will continue to seek various other grant opportunities that may provide additional funding. However, the Management Plan will be submitted with the project phased over a four year period should the City be responsible for funding the project. Obiectives FY Phase I 1) Permitting/ Eng/ Arch 5. 000 02- 03 2) Debris Clean- up 1, 600 02- 03 3) Removal of asphalt, concrete, pilings 20, 000 02- 03 4) Grading/ Leveling 33, 000 02- 03 5) Vegetation Survey 400 02- 03 Phase I Total 60, 000 02- 03 Phase II 6) Buffer Trees $ 3. 000 03- 04 7) Park Lighting Gr/ work $ 2, 500 03- 04 8) Irrigation $ 8. 000 03- 04 9) Vegetation Replace $ 4, 000 03- 04 10) Bulkhead Construction $ 23, 000 03- 04 11) Rip- Rap Fronting BH $ 24. 000 03- 04 12) Remaining Rip- Rap $ 20, 000 04- 05 13) Wooden Boardwalk- 675' $ 70, 000 04- 05 14) Fishing Pier- 175' $ 89. 000 04- 05 Phase II Total $ 243, 500 Page 2 of 3  1 o Z J o J) z o W I " It. cr: I- ( 1-5 Ul Ww""' C) wo Ck:':::'