Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-24-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

400 Curb and gutter Sy $ 24. 00 $ 12, 000 . 500 Asphalt pathways 3.50 $ 36,575 10,450 SF $ Concrete sidewalks SF $ 0.45 $ 38,250 85,000 Sod, Groundcover, mulch SF $ 85. 00 $ 55,250 650 Restroom construction LS $ 4,000 Signs LS $ 2,500 Parking lot cutting and patching 7,200 1, 200 SF $ 6.00 $ Pavers LF $ 2.00 $ 960 480 striping 22, 500 LS $ Irrigation 42, 000 LS $ Electric service and distribution 30 EA $ 1, 800. 00 $ 54, 000 Ughts 20, 000 LS $ Plants and shrubs LS $ 34, 000 Trees LS $ 17, 000 Site furnishings & amenities LS $ 18,000 Gazebo rehab and relocation 40,000 Playground reconfigurationlequip. $ 477, 835 SUBTOTAL $ 47, 784 contingency 10% $ 46,333 Architect Contract $ 571, 952 TOTAL for PHASE 2 $  BOARD OF tOMMISSIONERS OF THE FORT WAL.L.. IN BEACH b COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JUNE 4, 2003 ROD DCT/ ON IHN , 6 PM. q: 2 7m; A r lar meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Fort W~l~~ Beach Community Rede loprnent Agenc was held on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 5: 30 p. rn. in the Council Chambers of Fort Walt Beach City Ha11 wi the fol1owing members present: Present: Mill Thrush, Chairman; Jason DeShotels ( arrived at 5: 55 p. m.); Judith F1 Chairman; Sara Nagy Jerry Miller, City Attorney CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to ord PROPOSED LIBRARY PLAZA P Review of the proposed plans for the Missy McKim, CDS Director, advised the esign for ibrary Plaza was scaled back to reduce the cost of the Plaza. The Staff worked with the Lib Plaza ornmittee to corne up an alternative plan. Ms. McKim discussed the major changes, including ch . the sidewalks and hard surfaces from pavers to colored concrete, which will match the bricks already I p.;and the area that was to be continued with the wave design will now be grass. The landscape plan basically remains th same except landscape area will be removed, and a few trees e front will be added adjacent to the flower b . She advised th ow wall will be removed and a hedge will be used to buffer equipment, etc. Ms. Mc' informed if the Boar approves the scaled- back plan, it will then go to Council and to out for bid to see V'l t kind of pricing we get 0 it. The Board discussed at len the feasibility of using colored c crete in lieu of the pavers with the wave CDS design. It was noted that b ides the fact the pavers are expensive, ey are not pedestrian friendly. The Director suggested that al ative bids could be requested for pavers as ell as the concrete. Also discussed was e use of the wave pattern as often as possible thro hout the city as the opportunity permits. Further discussio included the fact there are no plans for additional parking in the ainStreet area at this time. Additional par . g has been provided with on- street parking on Brooks. The parking ts downtown have been cleaned up an improved. idenback, 225 Alconese, expressed her opinion that a water feature in the Plaza d because of budget restraints and safety issues it would not be a good idea. with alternative bids for pavers well Ms. agy moved to accept the scaled down plans for the Library Plaza as ' tlVed concrete, and forward to City Council for their approvaL Mr. Garvie seconded motion and it ca ' ed u animously with DeShotels, Fiasco, Garvie, Nagy, and Thrush in favor (Gibson and Wenzel absent). SCHEMATIC PLANS FOR FORT WALTON LANDING PARK Review of the proposed schematic plans for Fort Walton Landing Park.  CRA 6-4-03 FORT WALTON LANDING PARK PLANS (CaNT) The CDS Director discussed the plans for the Fort Walton Landing Park, stating they were scaled back from earlier plans. The changes include keeping the existing stage; keeping the gazebo in its present location; moving the water feature to a central location; expanding the Science Center to the south; and adding functional walkways which will enable people to walk from one location to another in the park. She added the trellis will not be completed until the water feature is cornpleted, and the plans for the performance pavilion are a long way off. . Phase IT plans. which will be completed this year, includes the walkways. landscaping, electrical, and irrigation in the remainder of the park. Ms. Nagy announced a conflict of interest because her place of employment is a subcontractor on the project, and would abstain from the vote. Mr. Garvie moved to accept the schematic plans for Fort Walton Landing Park and forward to City Council for their approval. Mr. DeShotels seconded motion and it carried unanimously with DeShotels, FIasco, Garvie, and Thrush in favor and Nagy abstained ( Gibson and Wenzel absent). The CDS Director advised the plans will go before Council on June 24 and if approved the bid packages will be prepared to go out in July. CRA BOARD MEMBER BUSINESS The oard received clarification that it is anticipated the buildings located at 238- Brooks Street will be demolisn s part of the M1M Development. Also discussed was the problem th the abundance of trash in receptacles on ' cago Avenue. CITY ATTORNEY C ' MENTS The City Attorney advise e Board this would be his last ring as City Attorney and stated it has been a privilege to serve the Board, commended Staff for ' ndness and professionalism during his many years as City Attorney. JULY MEETING The next regular meeting will be held ADJOURNMENT Being no further bus' the meeting adjourned at 6: 50 p. m.  II III t... ~ c::: ~ Z f'I1 ~ I\ J~- I t:>. I I\ J~ 0 <:::::, o~ w . I:;, -. III m ttt 0 g en en S z ~ ~ ~ 0:) ~ ~ 0:) w ciJ V) ~ J ~ Z to 0) (') (') trJ ~ trJ CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 24, 2003 Consideration of the Revised Plan for the Library Plaza Agenda Item No.- 9  CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Date: June 18, 2003 To: Reid Si1verboard, City Manager ' f5 From: Missy McKim, Director - ^ ^; VJ'--' Community Development Serv~~ . SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF REVISED PLAN -LIBRARY PLAZA REQUEST: This is a request for approval of a revised plan for the Library Plaza. BACKGROUND: At the City Council meeting of 11 December 2001, a committee was assembled to develop recommendations relative to the design of the plaza. The finn of Harvard Jolly Clees Toppe was retained to provide architectural services; the recommendations of the committee and a schematic plan for the plaza were presented at the City Council meeting of26 March 2002. The CRA budget includes $ 100, 000.00 for the design and construction of the plaza. Gfthe total funds available for the project, $ 8, 000. 00 is to be paid for design services and construction documentation, with the remaining $ 92, 000. 00 for the construction of the plaza improvements. in June, 2002. Staff City Council approved the construction documents for the Library Plaza requested bids and received one bid at $ 186, 500. 00 which is approximately twice the amount of of the On November 12, 2002, City Council funding that is available for construction project. have the Library Plaza committee work with the architect rejected the bid and instructed staff to to redesign the Plaza in an effort to reduce the cost. The architect prepared a revised plan which was reviewed by the Library Plaza Committee on made further revisions in effort to reduce the costs. These May 6, 2003. The Committee