M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: Sue Ellen Loyzelle, Vice Mayor
Re: Rescinding Town Resolution No. 17-82
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 17-82 AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE FINAL TOWN CENTER PLAZA CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND DESIGN SERVICES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On September 27, 2017, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 17-82 authorizing the Town Manager to issue an additional Purchase Order of $998,530.00 to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the Final Town Center Plaza Construction Plans and Design Services. Please join me in voting to rescind Resolution No. 17-82 for the following reasons:
* There is an extremely high cost of $998,530.00 for construction documents for this project based on a nearly 14-million-dollar construction cost estimate. This does not include the estimated construction costs for the Town Center Building Main Entry Plaza.
* The costs associated with the construction (14 million) is subject to a voter bond referendum which has not taken place at this time, therefore spending nearly one million dollars for construction documents is premature and irresponsible since there is no guarantee that a bond referendum will be approved by the voters.
* There is not enough public support for this project as only twelve (12) unduplicated people (not all residents) attended the public meetings for input where no cost estimates were provided for this project (Attachment "A").
* The location is not ideal nor safe for skaters, as having to cross very busy streets to access the skate plaza can be dangerous.
* There is no fencing to protect the use of the area when the plaza is not open. Closing the park at dusk will not prevent youth and other people from using this loc...
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