OIG No. 25-15 Inspector General G.O. Bond Quarterly ReportJoseph M.Centorino,Inspector General
TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM:Joseph Centorino,Inspector General
DATE:September 15,2025
RE:Inspector General G.O.Bond Quarterly Report
OIG No.25-15
Introduction
This report is written in compliance with Section 2-256(j)of the City of Miami Beach Code,
which requires that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)prepare and submit to the
City Commission on a quarterly basis a written report concerning the planning and
execution of the General Obligation Bond Program,including progress reports,financial
analysis,and potential risks.The OIG review is based on official city records,OIG
attendance at internal implementation and oversight committee meetings,interviews with
staff and other department personnel as well as regular discussions with the Program
Director.This report is intended to provide the Mayor,City Commission and the public
with useful information and periodic evaluations regarding the implementation of the G.O.
Bond projects to date
Financial Status
The current financial status of the 2018 G.O.Bond program as of this report is:
PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC [TOTAL
SAFETY
SPENT $55,972,481 $29,504,248 $23,556,048 $109.032,77
ENCUMBERED $20,542,956 $5,348,875 $6,312,523 $32,204,354
AVAILABLE $16,353,759 $14,650,281 $8,283,452 $39,287,492
FUTURE $80,248,184 $146,496,596 $34,815,902 $261,560,682
TOTAL $173,117,380 $196,000,000 $72,967,923 $442,085,303
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Accrued Interest Transfers
PRIOR PROPOSED [TOTAL TRANSFERS
/TRANSFERS /TRANSFER THIS
QUARTER
PARKS $6,066,106 $70,150 $6,136,256
PUBLIC SAFETY $1,746,058 $1,746,058
INFRASTRUCTURE $1,673,432 $76,748 $1,750,180
/TOTAL $9,485,596 $146,898 $9,632,494
GO#19 SOUNDSCAPE PARK-STORAGE FACILITY-As part of the 2018 GO Bond,
$4.5 million was allocated to Soundscape Park,including $827,000 for the construction
of a dedicated storage facility to house portable screens supporting the WALLCAST
program.The construction of the new storage facility is nearing completion.However,
during installation of drainage infrastructure per approved permitted plans,the contractor
encountered unforeseen conflicts,resulting in additional costs.To complete the project,
an additional $70,150 is required.The request will be included in the upcoming Capital
Budget.
GO#40 41st ST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS-On December 11,2024,the City
Commission adopted a resolution approving the 60%design documents,including the
additional scope of work resulting from the Design Review Board,community input,and
Commission direction.The additional scope includes the replacement of the temporary
string lights (including infrastructure)with permanent up and down lights at every other
palm tree and providing the electrical infrastructure for License Plate Reader (LPR)
cameras.On February 13,2025,the G.O.Bond Oversight Committee approved the
transfer of $391,278 in accrued interest from the Infrastructure category to incorporate
the approved changes.Subsequently,on February 26,2025,the City Commission
adopted a Capital Budget Amendment formally allocating the funds.The total estimated
cost of the additional scope of work is $4.6 million.As part of the Capital Budget process
for FY 26,$76,748 from the accrued interest available in the Infrastructure Category will
be allocated.The remaining balance will be funded by non-G.O.Bond dollars.
To date,and in addition to the allocations above,accrued interest within the 2018 G.O.
Bond has gone towards overcoming budget gaps in the Par 3/Bayshore Park
($4,466,106),Fire-station #1 ($1,746,058),and 23°Streetscape ($1,282,154),
Soundscape Park sound system ($1,6000,000)and 41 Street Corridor Improvements
($391,278)projects.The remaining balance of accrued interest is $1,610,949.
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Tranche 2 Expenditures
In June 2024,the City Commission,via Resolution #2024-33099,approved an initial
Declaration of Intent to issue the second tranche of G.O.Bond funds,in the amount of
$20,030,000,allowing the continuation of five projects from the Neighborhoods &
Infrastructure category:Street Tree Master Plan,Sidewalk Improvements,Street Paving,
Seawalls &Shorelines,and Traffic Calming.
As of July 2025,$3.1 million has been expended and $2.5 million has been encumbered
for a total of $5.6 million of the $20 million Tranche 2 funds.In order to advance additional
projects within this category,the administration will be asking for an expansion of the
previously approved Tranche 2 Declaration of Intent to Issue.
Notable Project Delays:
Marine Patrol Facility
The Marine Patrol Facility is currently in the design stage.The original project budget was
$2.7 million,and the original construction budget was $1.6 million.After the Design
Review Board made its recommendations,the construction budget increased to $4.6
million.In June 2024,M.C.Harry &Associates,the NE Consultant,provided the City with
90%construction documents.The 90%construction documents increased the estimated
construction budget to $9,314,212 making the total budget estimate $13,433,792.The
amount budgeted for the project is $8,800,056.The 90%construction documents have
been submitted for permits by Miami-Dade County DERM,the City Building Department,
FDEP and Army Corps.The construction documents are being revised based on
comments from the regulatory agencies.
Staff members continue to analyze value engineering strategies and cost reduction
options to reduce the budget shortfall and move the project forward.However,it was
reported this quarter that the identified value engineering options do not reduce the
estimated construction cost and the budget remains with a shortfall of $4.2 million.The
project,scheduled to begin construction in the third quarter of 2025,is now delayed until
January 2026.
Fire-station #1
The OIG has previously reported on the waste of taxpayer money due to site-changes
and delays on the Fire-station #1 project.A brief history and assessment of the status of
the project is warranted in this update.
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2015-2016
The need to replace Fire-station #1 was identified in 2015.The current station at 1051
Jefferson Avenue,built in 1967,no longer meets the operational requirements of the
MBFD.The facility requires complete replacement for the following reasons:
1.It does not meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)standards that
are needed for building certification.
2.It sits 2.5 feet below FEMA base flood elevation (BFE)standards and has the
highest vulnerability rating amongst all twelve Miami Beach fire and police
facilities.
3.It is not built to sustain major storm conditions,potentially rendering it
uninhabitable after a hurricane.
4.It has limited access for emergency vehicles to efficiently enter and exit
apparatus garage bays.
5.It is too small to fit critical equipment,including ladder trucks necessary to
respond to high rise condos and hotels.
6.It does not accommodate the parking that is needed for MBFD personnel.
7.It has no room for expansion or growth that can accommodate current and
future equipment,vehicle,and personnel needs.
Since 2015,the City has engaged in an exhaustive search of both city-owned and
privately-owned properties to find a new location for a future Fire-station #1.Overall,a
total of nine sites were analyzed during 2015 and 2016,and eight additional sites were
analyzed between 2018 and 2024 for a total of 17 sites studied.
The City retained Borelli and Partners in February 2015 to determine the overall condition
of the existing Fire-station #1.In July 2015,the company issued its facilities assessment
report,which recommended a full demolition.The company also created a conceptual
design which was discussed with the City Commission on January 13,2016.That design
was for a new facility either on the existing site at 1051 Jefferson Avenue or four potential
alternative sites on City-owned property.Those sites included:
1.225 Washington Avenue
2.The former Property Management site at Flamingo Park and Michigan Avenue
3.The parking lot (P10)at Flamingo Park and Michigan Avenue next to the baseball
field
4.The parking lot (P9)east of the Police Athletic League Facility in Flamingo Park on
11 Street.
The Commission referred the siting of the project to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs
Committee as well as the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee.Between both
Committees the project was discussed 13 times.The project was also discussed with the
Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association and the South of Fifth Neighborhood
Association,after which it was decided that the P9 parking lot in Flamingo Park was the
most viable option.All other City-owned options were eliminated.However,the
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Neighborhoods/Community Affairs Committee asked the Administration to consider four
additional privately-owned properties as alternative sites.Those properties were
considered and assessed as follows:
5.727 Collins Avenue -This property was deemed unsuitable because it comprises
four individual,non-contiguous parcels.
6.960 Alton Road (2 Parcels)-This property was deemed unsuitable as the required
ramp would reduce the site's available space once the apparatus bay is set at BFE +3
elevation.
7.835 -855 Alton Road-This property was not considered suitable as it was only 0.48
acres and would require a height waiver for a three-story Fire-station design;and
8.749 -755 Washington Avenue-This property was not considered suitable as it was
only 0.48 acres and would require fire trucks to back in from the heavy traffic on
Washington Avenue.
Both Committees accepted the P9 lot in Flamingo Park as the best site option and asked
staff to return to Committee with more details.The Administration retained AECOM to
develop design concepts which were presented to both Committees.The Finance
Committee made a recommendation regarding one concept,but the Neighborhoods
Committee did not.The item went back to the Commission and was then withdrawn.
2018 to Present
In 2018,Fire-station #1 was again identified as a facility in desperate need of repair or
reconstruction and a critical facility to include in the 2018 General Obligation Bond (GO
Bond)Public Safety bond category for voters to consider approving.The new Fire-station
#1 would need to meet National Fire Protection Association standards,endure category
5 hurricanes,and accommodate the rapid growth in southern Miami Beach.After the
G.O.Bond was approved by the voters,the Administration once again began a search
for an adequate site.
The research and site analysis performed during 2015 and 2016,plus the voter response
to the referendum in 2018,which prioritized the need for a full-service,Category 5 Fire-
station for the South Beach neighborhood,led to the creation of the following selection
criteria as the "optimum"site for a new Fire-station:
1.SERVICE:The site must be centrally located within the service area to
maximize response times;
2.SIZE:The site should be larger than ¾of one acre to provide proper access,
meet Category 5 floor height requirements,provide storage of vehicles and
equipment and parking for MBFD personnel;
3.ACCESS:Two adjacent roadways for vehicular and equipment access;
4.TIME:The site can have no major impediments which negatively impact response
times;
5.COST:The site must be financially feasible.
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The South Shore Community Center ("SSCC")was the only location which met all of the
elements of the above criteria.This site was selected after the evaluation of multiple sites
during the conceptual site planning and feasibility phase because of the size,shape,
access to frontages on the three sides on 6th Street,Jefferson Avenue and Meridian
Avenue,and its central location,which offered the possibility of improved response time
towards the south,the Macarthur Causeway,and Palm and Hibiscus Islands.
Construction of the new Fire-station #1 facility at this site required the demolition of the
existing South Shore Community Center and included the construction of a temporary
daycare facility within Flamingo Park.
In 2019,the Historic Preservation Board reviewed the history of the South Shore
Community Center and determined that the building was a non-contributing structure.
This was reaffirmed in 2021 when the Historic Preservation Board voted by a 4/3 majority
to maintain the South Shore Community Center's non-contributing designation.
Subsequently,the City Commission passed Resolution 2021-3145 which stated that the
SSCC had been designated as the intended location for a new Fire-station #1 as part of
the 2018 GO Bond.
Since 2015,there have been more than 105 public meetings during which the Fire-station
#1 project has been discussed,including 51 City Commission meetings and 48
meetings with the G.O.Bond Oversight Committee between 2019 and 2025.
On September 13,2023,the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No.2023-
32775 approving and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Guaranteed
Maximum Price (GMP)Amendment No.2,to the agreement between the City of Miami
Beach,Florida and Kaufman Lynn Construction,Inc.,for the construction of the Fire-
station #1 Project at the SSCC,the construction of temporary facilities for the Rainbow
Intergenerational Learning Center (daycare)currently located at the South Shore
Community Center,and the provision of the infrastructure for the future installation of the
Apollo mural on the new Fire-station's facade.
The cost for the amendment to the agreement was $24,991,845,plus a five percent
owner's contingency in the amount of $1,249,592,for a total of $26,241,437.Additionally,
the time to achieve substantial completion was changed from 420 days to 720 days.The
total project budget was estimated to be $33,563,588.With this amendment,the project
moved from design to the construction phase.It should be noted that the City entered
into a grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (No.
22SRP35)for the Fire-station #1 project in the amount of $10,913,860.00.The agreement
was for a project that "will construct a new Category 5 hurricane resilient Fire-station that
is built over 8 ft above FEMA-required base flood elevation standards ..."The SSCC
location fulfilled the terms of the grant agreement.
In spite of the exhaustive process that staff had undertaken to find a site for the Fire-
station,as well as the expenditure of millions of dollars in design-related activities,efforts
to prevent the demolition of the South Shore Community Center and the building of the
Fire-station began to increase.At its December 13,2023,meeting,the City Commission
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considered a resolution to stop the contemplated demolition of the Community Center for
the purpose of building the new Fire-station #1 at that site and,instead,rebuild Fire-
station #1 at its existing location,a site previously determined to be inadequate.Once
again,the Administration informed the Commission that the size of the property for the
existing location of Fire-station #1 at 1045 Jefferson Avenue was insufficient (21,000
square feet)to accommodate the program for the new Fire-station #1 facility,rendering
the proposition to reconstruct on the existing site unfeasible.The City Commission
deferred the item and discussion to the next meeting on January 31,2024,for the purpose
of identifying alternative locations for the facility.
On January 31,2024,the Mayor and Commission further discussed the potential
relocation of the Fire-station #1 project from the proposed 6th Street site to an alternate
location.The Mayor and Commission adopted Resolution No.2024-32903,directing the
Administration to pursue two parallel paths for the Fire-station #1 Project:(1)continue to
execute the current Fire-station #1 Project at the South Shore Community Center site;
and (2)continue to explore alternative sites for the new Fire-station #1 Project and
directing the Administration to return to present its findings at the May 15,2024,meeting
to enable the Commission to have all readily available information to inform its decision
as to the option that would be in the best interests of the City and its residents.
In the weeks following the January 31,2024 Commission Meeting,and at the direction of
the Commission,the Administration and project team,including the design consultant and
construction manager,commenced another review of potential alternate sites for the Fire-
station #1 project.CIP staff spent an additional 324.5 hours in an effort to find an
alternate site and an additional 295 hours of senior management time for the same
purpose.The sites considered included:
1.Flamingo Park at Alton Road,between 11th and 12th Street (Flamingo Park)
2.1000 Alton Road (Whole Foods)
3.1100 5th Street (Pier 1)
4.960 Alton Road
5.550 9th Street and 900 Washington Avenue (City owned Surface Parking Lot P-12)
6.1260 Washington Avenue
7.429 Lenox Avenue
On February 21,2024,the Mayor and Commission adopted Resolution No.2024-32927,
directing the City Administration to study the possible relocation of the new Fire-station
#1 project to a City-owned site located at the western boundary of Flamingo Park at Alton
Road between 11th and 12th Streets (Flamingo Park Site),taking into account response
times,the portability of the state grant,time and cost impacts of moving the project to the
Flamingo Park site,as well as community input,and further directing the administration
to work with the Office of the City Attorney to determine the requirements for a countywide
voter referendum in August 2024,and to prepare the necessary resolutions to proceed
with the referendum should the Commission decide to relocate the project to the Flamingo
Park site.As mandated by the Miami-Dade County Charter (Article 7),a county-wide voter
referendum would be required prior to locating the Fire-station #1 facility within the limits
of public park space.
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On April 3,2024,the City Manager advised the Commission as follows:
"All things being equal,and discounting concerns related to time and cost impacts,the
Flamingo Park and Whole Foods sites offer viable alternative sites for the Fire-station No.
1 project.However,with no current additional funding sources,considering the
immediate and future needs of the Fire Department and the age of the existing Fire-
station No.1,the Administration continues to recommend that the new Fire-station
No.1 project,currently in the construction phase,remain at the currently proposed
South Shore Community Center site,as designed and previously approved."
(Emphasis added.)
The site analysis provided to the Commission indicated that building Fire-station #1 as
designed at the South Shore Community location would cost an additional $2,000,000
and could be completed by fall 2026 as it was construction ready.The additional $2 million
was due to construction cost escalation,additional professional services and related fees
as a result of the Commission directives and consequent delays.
The City Manager also advised the Commission that $4,000,000 had already been spent
on the project,including $2.1 million allocated in G.O.Bond funds,and that moving the
Fire-station #1 project to Flamingo Park would cost an estimated additional $15-$20
million due to costs associated with construction escalation,additional design and pre-
construction services,construction scope,impacts to the track,locker-room building,field
house,artificial turf and drainage,fees and other incidentals ($7-9 million for the Fire-
station and $8-10 million for park modifications).The Commission was also advised that
relocation of the facility to this site could result in at least 24-30 months of project delays
from the original project timeline,for a new completion date of fall 2028,inclusive of park
modifications.
Notwithstanding the increase in costs to relocate the site to Flamingo Park,the millions
of dollars that had already been spent,expert opinions from staff and consultants,and
consistent advocacy from the G.O.Bond Oversight Committee in favor of the SSCC
location,the Commission voted in June 2024 to proceed with the relocation of the Fire-
station #1 to the Flamingo Park site,provided that the required voter referendum was
approved by a majority of both Miami-Dade County and Miami Beach voters.In August
2024,the voters approved placing the Fire-station within Flamingo Park and on
September 11,2024,the Commission directed the Administration to proceed with the new
location.
The original contract for design services,which was awarded to Wannemacher Jensen in
July 2019,was $999,917.00 and covered the planning,design,studies and preparation
of the design criteria package for the new Fire-station #1 at the South Shore Community
Center site.The contract was amended on October 26,2022,to add $571,037 for
additional services and again on March 27,2023,to add another $93,669 for design
services related to the integration of the Apollo Mural into the facade of the building,
bringing the total contract amount,at the time of the Commission directive to pursue
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relocation to Flamingo Park,to $1,664,623.Amendment 3 to the contract,the redesign
of the Fire-station to fit into Flamingo Park,added an additional $2,611,752.34,
bringing the total amount of the contract to $4,276,375.
The conceptual design phase for the Fire-station #1 project in its new location was
completed on May 23,2025.Then,at its July 23,2025,meeting,the Commission
apparently voted to remove both the Flamingo Park and South Shore Community Center
sites from further consideration (while acknowledging that nothing would prevent
reconsideration),and directed the City administration to do the following:
•Prepare a Request for Letters of Interest (RFU)to determine whether private
property owners are interested in partnering with the City and including th Fire-
station as part of their development projects.
•Allow 60 days for receiving ideas from the community,elected officials,and
Administration and an additional 60 days to explore and evaluate the feasibility of
the ideas.
•Return to Commission with all viable options,excluding Flamingo Park and South
Shore Community Center,for review and a vote.
The 120-day period concludes on November 20,2025.The next scheduled City
Commission meeting to review the findings is December 17,2025,unless a Special
Commission Meeting is called earlier.
The Tranche 1 appropriation from the G.O.Bond for this project was $5,746,058.To date,
$3,409,459.47 has been expended and $1,858,868.77 is encumbered leaving only
$477,729.76 of the Tranche 1 money.Another amendment to the contract would be
needed to cover the cost of again considering alternative sites.
The chart below details the major expenditures beginning in fiscal year 2015.
Fiscal Vendor Total Paid Services
Year
2015 Borelli and $51,142 Facilities Assessment and
Partners Conceptual Design
2016 AECOM and $58,950 Design Services
J.B.Hale
2020 Wannemacher $53,323.65 Design Services
Jensen
Architects,Inc.
2021 Wannemacher $120,695.14 Design Services
Jensen
Architects,Inc
Kaufman,Lynn $20,000 General Contractor
Construction
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2022 Wannemacher $245,584.93 Design Services
Jensen
Architects,Inc.
2023 Wannemacher $719,914.31 Design Services
Jensen
Architects,Inc.
Kaufman Lynn $60,000 General Contractor
Construction
Walker $7500 Parking and Mobility
Consultants,Consultant
Inc.
Radise $11,133.68 Geotechnical/Environmental
International,Services
L.C.
R.E.Chisolm $30,159.80 Professional Services and
Architects Site Analysis for Childcare
Relocation
2024 Wannemacher $186,814.35 Design Services
Jensen
Architects,Inc.
Kaufman Lynn $1,122,463.76 General Contractor
Construction
R.E.Chisholm $54,652.50 Professional Services and
Architects Site Analysis for Childcare
Relocation
2025 Wannemacher $264,190.55 Design Services
Jensen
Architects
Minor vendors such as Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste,Miami-Dade
Water and Sewer ($58,775.64 for permitting),GBCI (Green Business Certification,Inc.)
Legal and Title Search ($49,899),Code Compliance Services ($7,182),additional
refurbishment of current Fire-station #1 ($58,950),Post Cards and Mail ($6,171)and CIP
and GOB Fees ($1,206,329.34)account for another $1,387,306.45.
As of the time of this report,$4,796,765.92 has been spent and an additional
$1,858,868.77 is encumbered,albeit on hold,while staff follows new direction from the
Commission to consider alternative sites.These expenditures do not include the nearly
$500,000 in non-G.O.Bond funds that has been spent for repairs and service to the
existing Fire-station,nor do they include the huge amount of City staff time involved in the
process to date.If the South Shore Community Center and Flamingo Park are no longer
under consideration,and assuming that a new site can be located,it is probable that
another redesign will be necessary as staff has estimated that only 10%-15%of the
current design would be useable.
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OIG Opinion and Recommendation
It is the OIG's opinion that the public safety interest in the expeditious construction of a
needed state-of-the-art Fire-station and the need to ensure the prudent expenditure of
taxpayer funds have not been served by this process.Unnecessary and/or inefficient use
or expenditure of public resources constitutes waste.This process appears to have
wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and is on the verge of expanding that loss.Yet,it has
failed to properly execute a necessary public safety project upon which the collective
wellbeing of the community depends.
The apparently well-intended move to delay discussion of the project until November of
this year,in a quest to find yet another possible site for Fire-station #1,provides little hope
for a foreseeable conclusion to this extensive,wasteful process.The likelihood that
another suitable site will be found for this facility in an area dense with residents and
commerce,without triggering similar "not in my backyard"reactions from area residents
or other local interests is remote.This factor threatens further delay and cost escalation.
The OIG has no role to play in the selection of the best available site for this facility,but
pursuant to a directive from a City ordinance that provides,"The Inspector General shall
review,audit,inspect,and investigate City contracts,programs,projects,procurements,
and expenditures associated with the City's General Obligation Bond Program,"it is
squarely within the OIG's mission to sound an alarm when a City project is fiscally and
operationally out of control and headed for further depredation.
The Fire-station #1 project has required difficult decisions involving valued and competing
public interests.The OIG understands that there are legitimate arguments for and against
the previously considered sites,as there likely would be for any future site that may be
identified for the project.The OIG does not question that many of the decisions and
opinions that have affected this project have emerged from good-faith efforts to
accommodate strong community interests and convictions.But an honest appraisal and
sober cost-benefit analysis of where these efforts have led and the limited options
available should now create a consensus for ending the waste.
In OIG No.25-05,the OIG reported on the wasteful practice of late-stage design changes
on many City projects and their impact on project timelines and budgets.The OIG
recommended that the City study the cumulative impact of this practice on project costs
and timelines,weigh the costs and benefits of the practice and assess whether changes
in the approval process for G.O.Bond and other City projects are warranted.
The Mayor and City Commission in Resolution No.2024-33144 and the Office of the
Inspector General in OIG Report Nos.24-05 and 24-12,both acknowledged the
importance of ensuring that critical infrastructure projects proceed without interruptions or
modifications once they have reached advanced stages of design or are shovel-ready as
was the Fire-station #1 project.This recognition led to the adoption of a useful "Stop the
Pause"ordinance,which established more stringent voting thresholds for actions that
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could pause,delay,stop,or materially modify critical infrastructure projects at advanced
stages.
Although the ordinance,as adopted,did not apply to non-infrastructure projects,such as
Fire-station #1,the OIG supported the ordinance as a positive step toward greater fiscal
responsibility and suggested that its successful implementation could lead to its extension
to cover additional projects,including certain ones in the 2018 General Obligation Bond
such as Fire-station #1.
At the G.O.Bond Oversight Committee meeting in July,the City's CFO met with
Committee members to discuss,among other things,project cost escalation,and the
challenges the City is facing in its capital budget.The City is reworking its capital budget
projections on all of its large-scale capital projects,not just the ones in the G.O.Bond
program.While there have been gaps in some of the G.O.Bond projects that have been
filled,the same issues exist with respect to other projects in the City.As priorities shift and
costs escalate,it is expected that some of the promised G.O.Bond projects may not be
delivered due,in part,to avoidable waste in the execution of other planned projects.
The Fire-station #1 project,with its anticipated impact on the City's ability to plan and
execute much-needed future municipal projects,is the most notable example of waste
among current G.O.Bond projects.To ensure optimal use of resources in upcoming
projects,the OIG recommends that the scope of the "Stop the Pause"ordinance be
expanded to cover more of the major projects undertaken by the City.
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