M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: July 15, 2015
Re: Athletic Field(s) Rehabilitation Project
* Bel Aire Park
* Cutler Ridge Park
REQUESTTitle
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, SELECTING MULLINGS ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC. FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF SOD WITHIN THE TOWN'S PARKS; PROVIDING FOR WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Body
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Bel Aire Park 18500 SW 97 Avenue - Existing Conditions
Bel Aire Park is located at the intersection of Franjo Road (SW 97 Avenue) and SW 185 Terrace, near the Town's northern boundary. It is approximately 5.25 acres in area. The park is used daily almost every month of the year for active recreation. It is used as a practice and competition field for youth and adult soccer, high school lacrosse and Pop Warner football.
Site amenities include a sod athletic field, scoreboard, pole-mounted field lights, fixed bleachers, non-fixed benches and trash receptacles. Various goals and other pieces of large, sporting equipment are pushed to the park perimeter as needed.
Cutler Ridge Park 10100 SW 200 Street - Existing Conditions
Cutler Ridge Park is located on Cutler Ridge Drive (SW 200 Street), adjacent to Cutler Ridge Elementary school. The park is divided into two (2) parcels: one nine (9) acre parcel used for recreation and a second two (2) acre parcel currently fenced-off and unused. The second parcel is the limestone ridge for which Cutler Ridge was named;
an abandoned building and several mature ficus trees are all that occupy it. The two (2) parcels are separated by a field owned by the school.
Cutler Ridge Park is used for daily, year-round athletics programs including youth soccer and flag football. Cutler Ridge Park also has a pool facility, which is used year-round by swim...
Click here for full text