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2002-24874 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24874 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE ~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $88,000 FROM THE $92 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2000 FUND NO. 373; $135,000 FROM NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE "SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES" GRANT FUNDS; AND $608,636 FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA) FUNDS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHTING AND FOUNTAINS ON LINCOLN ROAD. WHEREAS. the Mayor and City Commission, at its July 26, 2000 meeting, adopted Resolution Number 2000-24029, which appropriated funds, in the amount of $50,000, to Corzo, Castella, Carballo, Thompson, and Salman (C3TS) for architectural and engineering services for surveys of the existing lighting and the development of construction documents for general lighting and fountain enhancements on Lincoln Road; and WHEREAS, based on the finding of the lighting surveys, the Mayor and City Commission, at its June 6, 2001 meeting, adopted Resolution Number 2001-24461, which appropriated additional funds, in the amount of $62,000, to Corzo, Castella, Carballo, Thompson, and Salman (C3TS) for the completion of architectural and engineering services and to complete all construction documents required to obtain the required building permits for the lighting and fountain enhancements on Lincoln Road (the Project); and WHEREAS, the architectural/engineered plans have been completed and approved by the Historic Preservation Board and the City's Building Department for required building permits; and WHEREAS, the project architects provided a schedule of values that estimated the total cost for the construction of the Project to be $931,636, Property Management has estimated the actual cost to be $831,636; and WHEREAS, at its March 6, 2000 meeting, the General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee approved the expenditure of the $300,000 available in the General Obligation Bond program funds for improvements to Lincoln Road; and WHEREAS, after the architectural and engineering service costs were deducted from the $300,000 General Obligation Bond Funds for Lincoln Road, a balance of $188,000 was available for the Project construction of which only $88,000 is needed; and WHEREAS, the City obtained a grant from the National Parks Service .Save America's Treasures" grant program, in the amount of $135,000, that is available for the construction of the Project; and WHEREAS, the balance of funding required for the construction of the Project will be provided by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA), in the amount of $608,636. i NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City Commission appropriate $88,000 from the $92 million General Obligation Bond Series 2000 Fund No. 373; $135,000 from National Parks Service "Save America's Treasures" Grant Funds; and $608,636 from Redevelopment Agency (RDA) funds for the enhancement of lighting and fountains on Lincoln Road. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 29th day of ,2002. Attest: ~~~~ MAYOR C:\My FU..\CommOmO\l.RFreIO.doo ..~..mASTO PORM.LANGUAGe aFORIXECUTlON b- J ~() ).- ... CORZO CASTELLA CARBALLO THOMSON SALMAN, PA ~ge:1 011 Project: Miami Beech Lincoln Road Budget Dille: Febniary 1, 2002 Project No.: 1317..03.03 Revision CaW: Estimate of Probable Coa of Conatructlon (400-1100 Block) KEY OESCRIPTlON QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL DiY. 1 GENERAL Cutting, Tl8nchina,& Patchina (incl. It MAl .1 LS 25,000.00 $25,000.00 SeCTION TOTAL 12I,DOO.00 " Div.2 SITEWORK New fountain 1000 block incl. imdallatian 1 EA 85.825.00 $55,;00.00 New fountain 700 block incl. inatalJation 1 EA 86.826.00 $50.415.00 " SECTION TOTAL S106,3t5.GO " DIY. 3 CONCRETE FOOCInaa for Uaht Flx1urel 150 CY 130.00 $19.500.00 " 81!cnON TOTAL $1'.500.00 Div.1S ELECTRICAL Pole Mounted Liaht Flxlures incl. iamDB 80 EA 1,308.00 $78.480.00 Shruberv UahtFDdlne 225 EA 335.00 $76.376.00 Shruberv Uaht Fbctlns wi dUDIeX c:Ie 120 EA 375.00 $45,000.00 Installation & -Mi8c.. WimQ & EaulDment 1LS 296,000.00 1295,000.00 8EcnON TOTAL "",855.00 ESTIMATE SUMMARY " " " DIv.1 GENERAL 125.000.00 DIv.2 SITEWORK 5108.315.00 DIY. 3 CONCRETE $19.500.00 DIY. 18 ELECTRICAL $493,855.00 " Sumow ~170J10 C3enorEll Conditione 12 % 0.12 $77.360.<40 Subtotal S'122,UO..co G.C Overhead & profit 10 % 0.10 .:~ Subtcl81 " Bond Premium --,. 2 % 0.02 515.884.67 Subtotal SBtO,118.11 Design Continaenciea 15 % 0.15 '121,517.72 CRAND TOTAL ." sn1,135.13 1000 Block Fountain Lighted, 3 tier Cascade Jet Total height (center jet) 8' 0" Wind control to automaticly lower fountain height on windy days 700 Block Fountain Cascade Jet with thirty two Aerating Jets Total Height 8' 0" Lighted Wind Control to automaticly lower fountain height on windy days Typical Pole Light 60 units Approved by Historic Preservation Board for Lincoln Road Typical Tree Uplight 345 units Approved by Historic Preservation Board for Lincoln Road CITY OF MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY m Condensed Title: A Resolution to appropriate $188,000 from the GO Bond Series 2000 Fund No. 373, $135,000 from Florida State Historic Grant Funds, and $608, 636 from RDA Funds for the enhancement of lighting and fountains on Lincoln Road. Issue: Shall the Mayor and the City Commission appropriate required funds for the enhancement of lighting and fountains on Lincoln Road? Item Summary/Recommendation: The City Commission approved funds for the completion of architectural/engineering services and the development of construction documents by C3TS Architects on June 6th, 2001. With the completion of the construction documents and the permit approvals of the Building Department, the appropriation offunds in the amount of $931 ,636 is required to begin the work. The Administration recommends the appropriation of funds for the Lincoln Road lighting and fountain enhancement project. Advisory Board Recommendation: The project was approved by the Historic Preservation Board on 12/11/01 Financial Information: Amount to be expended: Source of Funds: IFI"~J "Save America's Treasures" Grant RDA funds City Center TIF $ 931,636 AGENDA ITEM R?C. DATE S-f),9..()J- CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.ci.miami-beach.fl.us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM To: Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission Date: May 29, 2002 From: Jorge M. Gonzalez City Manager ~ Subject: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $188,000 FROM THE $92 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2000 FUND NO. 373, $135,000 FROM FLORIDA STATE HISTORIC GRANT FUNDS, AND $608,636 FROM RDA CITY CENTER TIF FUNDS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIGHTING AND FOUNTAINS ON LINCOLN ROAD. ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the Resolution. FUNDING: 1) $ 188,000 is available from the $92 Million General Obligation Bond Series 2000 Fund No. 373 for improvements to Lincoln Road. 2) $ 135,000 National Parks Service "Save America's Treasures" Grant 3)$ 608,636 RDA-City Center TIF ANALYSIS: Since the completion of the Lincoln Road Renovation Project, many businesses along Lincoln Road have addressed concerns about areas along the Road that have inadequate lighting or dark spots where existing lighting does not cover. Members of the Lincoln Road Marketing Inc. and the Lincoln Road Merchants Association have both addressed concerns for the safety of the patrons that visit Lincoln Road at night. On July 26,2000, the City Commission approved a contract with Corzo, Castella, Carballo, Thompson, and Salman Architects (C3TS) to provide architectural services for the enhancement of lighting, and fountains on Lincoln Road. The scope of services to be provided was based on the limited funds of $300,000 available at the time from the G.O. Bond program. Architectural/engineering costs were expected to be higher than normal negotiated fees for a project of this type due to the requirements of developing an electrical "as built" plan for the entire length of Lincoln Road. These electrical "as built" plans were not provided by the former Architect or Contractor for the Lincoln Road Renovation Project. The "as built" electrical plans were critical in the determination of existing power supplies, how circuits and wiring are sized and spread out on the Road to allow for voltage drops, where underground conduits are located and sized, how power is distributed and from where, and to determine panel sizes and locations to provide for additional power requirements that may be necessary to feed additional lighting on the Road and larger pump motors and lighting required for the enhanced operation of the fountains. The Lincoln Road Organizations and the City's Property Management Department had also addressed concerns for the design features and operational problems with the fountains on Lincoln Road. The fountains have had problems with the circulation of water due to the original design not providing adequate water supply lines in the sizes needed for the proper operation of the fountains. The Lincoln Road Organizations had also requested that the City have a survey of the existing fountain conditions completed to provide recommendations for other fountain enhancements such as replacing the existing fountain spray heads with a more decorative and lighted type. After the electrical "as builts" were completed, a comprehensive lighting survey was preformed on Lincoln Road to determine the areas where lighting was deficient. Also, the existing lighting, that has proved to have a tremendous failure rate due to poor design and placement, was evaluated to provide for improvement or replacement needs that would provide good lighting levels on the Road that could also be reasonably maintained. The recommendations of the surveys were as follows: 1 ) Tree Lighting The plan calls for the complete removal of all existing tree mounted lighting from Lincoln Road. These low voltage lights, with ground buried transformers, do not provide adequate light and have an unacceptable failure rate. These lights would be replaced with 334 up- lights at tree bases and in the shrubbery areas. All transformers would be above ground mounted to eliminate water intrusion. The utilization of existing underground conduits has also been included to minimize saw cutting of the concrete walkways and to save on the project costs. 2) General Lighting Enhancements The recommendations are to add 58 pole-mounted lights to provide for general broad lighting in existing dark areas on the Road. These pole lights, that are identical to the ones installed at the end of each block during the Lincoln Road Renovation Project, will provide the broad fill-in lighting that is needed throughout Lincoln Road. The placement of these Pole lights has been set at a random pattern to maintain the architectural integrity of the existing features on Lincoln Road. Placement ofthese lights has also been set to minimize the need for cutting and trenching the existing concrete walkways. 3) 700 and 1000 Block Fountains These large circular fountains have no outstanding features other than very basic spray heads. The 1000 block fountain is the main entry feature to Lincoln Road for vehicular traffic coming off of Alton Road. The fountains lack a proper filtration system to help keep the fountains clean and the existing pumps are inadequate for providing the proper circulation of the water. The recommendations for both of these fountains are to increase the depth of the water in the center of the fountains to allow for a larger water pumping and filtration system. This will also allow for the installation of a decorative three tier, white (aerated) water fountain system with changing colored lighting. These spectacularfountain systems, which will provide a full 8' high center jet with lower perimeter ring jets, will also include a fountain height adjustment sensor that will automatically lower the height of the fountain on windy days. 4) Tree Base Treatments The existing openings in the concrete walkways on Lincoln Road for the planted tree are too small to allow for the proper growth of the trees. Additionally, gravel that was used as a filler material at the tree bases to allow access to the electrical transformers is scattered all over the length of the Road by patrons of the Mall. The recommendations are to expand the existing openings to allow for the proper growth of the trees and to provide a poured concrete curb to contain all of the filler materials. With the completion of the surveys and electrical "as builts" it was clear that the $300,000 available in G.O. Bond for Lincoln Road were inadequate to cover the costs of the estimated $931,636 project. To obtain the additional funding needed for the project, the City applied for and received a grant from the National Parks Services "Save America's Treasures" in the amount of $135,000. The remaining balance of approximately $608,636 would be funded through the RDA. The architects for the project and the Property Management Department presented the proposed plan and schematic designs to the Lincoln Road association in a meeting at the Botanical Gardens on February 27, 2001 The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and Property Management also displayed the design schematic boards that showed the entire project on Lincoln Road to receive comments from the merchants and property owners about the proposed project. The project was also discussed and the design boards were also displayed at a 2001, "Visioning Session" on Lincoln Road for any comments concerning the project. In all ofthe meetings, the responses were unanimous in support of the plan and the proposed work. The project architects/engineers requested a total of $123,51 0.12 for the complete design contingencies that included complete and permit ready construction documents for the 400-1000 blocks of Lincoln Road, all shop drawings required for the fountain installations, allowances for the required Design Review Boards submissions and meetings, and an allowance for assistance in the oversight of the construction process. This request did not include the $15,000 that was required to provide the "as-built" electrical drawings. The total request for architectural/engineering fees for the project was $138,510.12. Property Management negotiated these fees down to a total of $112,000 that included the cost of the "as built" plans. The original appropriation approved by Commission for the project based on the available limited funding for the project was $50,000. The balance needed to complete the architectural/engineering portion of the Lincoln Road project was $62,000. This balance to complete the construction documents for the project was approved by the City Commission on June 6, 2001. The design plan was brought before the Historic Preservation Board for required approvals. After many discussions and some revisions, the lighting enhancements were approved on 9/11/01. The Historic Preservation Board had concerns on the fountain renovations. In particular, the proposed ornamental spray heads for the fountains and the decorative mosaic tile work on the 1100 block fountain. Revisions were made to the 700 block fountain ornamental spray heads and the HP Board was assured that Carlos Alves, the artist who provided the mosaic tile work on the 1100 block fountain, would be contracted after the renovations were made, to return the fountain to the artist's original design. The entire project was approved by the Historic Preservation Board on 12/11/01. After the approvals were made, Property Management directed the architects to produce the 100% construction documents that were required to permit the project. C3TS Architects provided the completed construction documents to Property Management on 2/15102. After an internal plan review, Property Management submitted the project plans to the Building Department on 2/20102, for building permit processing. After plan review by all required trade disciplines, the Building Department issued Building Permit No. B0201849, for the project on 3/7102. With the approval offunding by the City Commission, the Lincoln Road lighting and fountain enhancement project is ready to start upon the receipt of the required materials for the project. The Administration recommends the approval of a Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, appropriating $188,000 from the $92 million General Obligation Bond series 2000 fund no. 373, $135,000 from Florida State "Save America's Treasures" Historic grant funds, and $608,636 from RDA-City CenterTIF funds for the enhancement of lighting and fountains on Lincoln Road. JMG/RCM/PDW/CMC/BAJ F:\WORK\$ALL\O Lucy\Property ManagemenllFunds Appro LincolnRcl.doc