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Town Update
Date: April 2, 2008 To: Mayor & Commissioners
From: Kenneth Schenck, Town Manager Re: Town Update April, 2008 _________________________________________________________________________________
I am providing you with brief updates on some of the Towns continuing projects and events. Stormwater Drainage Project - South Phase The project is now complete. A proposal to permanently locate the emergency generator at Turtle Beach will be discussed later in the meeting.
Woolbright Detention Area Landscaping This part of the project is complete. South Florida Water Management has approved the project. All of the vegetation in the detention area and the upland has been completed. The water quality sampling has been completed. The water quality report is complete and has been submitted to FDEP for their review as required by the 319 grant. We will be meeting with FDEP on April 24th to answer any questions they have and finalize the grant. Maintenance on this area in being done by two firms. Chris Wayne and Assoc. is responsible for the upland area and Aquagenics is responsible for the wet area. . New Town Hall At the July 25, 2006 Budget Meeting the approval was given for the staff to start preparations for the construction of the new Town Municipal Building. The Town Hall and Police Department have been relocated to two (2) portable buildings for the duration of the construction of the new building. The asbestos has been removed from the Town Hall and the demolition of the Town Hall was completed in August.
The low bidder for the new Town Hall was BSA Corporation. We have worked with them to reduce the cost by about $300,000. The contract was approved by the Commission on July 26th for $3,865,739. The Contractor has begun the preliminary work to the construction of the parking lot and building. We have had several meetings with them.
The loan has been finalized with the Bank of America for $4,000,000 for the construction and the funds are in our account.
We have received the signed agreement from FEMA for their grant for hardening of the Town Hall. The amount we expect is $372,789.
The building is about 33% complete. We have paid about 25% of the cost to date. The project is on schedule and in budget. The present schedule to move into the new building is in August, which is ahead of schedule. The attached memo outlines the change orders involved in the construction. The cost is still below the original bid price.
Construction has started on the new fuel tanks for Town Hall. The old tanks had to be replaced by the end of 2009 to meet State and Federal requirements. The regular tank should be in operation by the end of April. The diesel will be installed in a couple of months.
COCONUT LANE DRAINAGE - We have submitted the design of a system to eliminate the drainage water accumulation at the west end of Coconut Lane to the Water Management District. They have responded with several questions which we are answering. Upon their approval we will present it to the Commission for authorization to bid the project. We met with FPL as we need 3 phase power which will require a directional bore to reach the pole.
HARBOR DRIVE SOUTH - The project is complete except for the valves. We worked with the manufacturer to get the proper design and size for the valves. The valves have been ordered.
OCEAN AVE. LANDSCAPE The permit request from FDOT has been withdrawn. The garden club met with the landscape architect to get ideas for Ocean Ave. His suggestion, which they agreed with, was to do a master plan and get input from an Arborist as to trimming the existing trees. A proposal is included in the packet and will be discussed later in the meeting.
ISLAND DRIVE BRIDGE- The project is under design by Bridge Design Associates, Inc. We have received the initial plans. We have discussed changes in the approach barriers with them and they have made some modifications. We will discuss the beautification aspect with the residents when we reach that point in the design.
OLD OCEAN BLVD.- All of the properties south of Corrine St. have complied with our 6 foot clearance zone. The properties north of Corrine will comply as a part of their underground utility project. All of the corner properties are in compliance with the 25 foot clearance requirements.
INLET CAY DRAINAGE We have advertised for a contractor to construct the drainage improvements. A prebid meeting is scheduled for April 8th. Bids are due on April 29th. There has been some flooding around 64 and 65 Spanish River Dr. We had the lines televised and found both lines had significant root growth originating from the adjacent hedges. The lines have been cleaned which should help alleviate some of the flooding. There may still be some problems at high tide during heavy rains but it should drain faster.
A1A PROBLEMS - I met with FDOT to discuss a few the problems with A1A. These included some drainage problems, some concrete problems and the U Turn sign at the Yacht Club. They took note of our concerns and agreed to forward them on to the departments responsible. I will keep track of their review. Some of the problems have been fixed but not all.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Planning and Zoning ------ April 14th ----8:00 A.M. Attorney-Client Meeting-----April 16th---- 8:30 A.M. Commission Meeting---------May 5th-------6:00 P.M.
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