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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/30/2001 1225 Main Street [] Sebastian, Florida 32958 Telephone (561) 589-5330 [] Fax {561) 589-5570 City Council Information Letter November 30, 2001 Betsea Sales Transaction I am pleased to report that the City of Sebastian successfully completed the closed bid solicitation process for the sale of the Betsea vessel seized by the Sebastian Police Department earlier this year. As referenced in the attached matrix, four bids were received, ranging in offers from $1,648.59 to $4,000. Mr. Jeffrey Mann submitted the highest offer, as arrangements have been made to complete a sales transaction two days ago. This accomplishment also hereby resolves any additional future expenses for storage and maintenance of the vessel. Proposed Future Riverfront Development During the past several weeks, discussions have transpired with John King of Realty King, Inc. about a proposed Riverfront Overlay District project to be located north of Davis Street, between Indian River Drive and Central Avenue. As referenced in the attached letter, Mr. King was directed to proceed with a site plan submittal process. Once this information becomes available, I will forward individual copies to all of you for your edification, as it will likely become necessary for a developer's agreement to be presented for consideration to govern respective public right-of-way activities. Once a site plan has been compiled, respective responsibilities and time frames will be outlined accordingly. .Stormwater Master Plan Update Presentation Please be advised that arrangements are being made to have representatives from Camp, Dresser and McKee (CDM) to provide an update relative to the Sebastian Stormwater Master Plan. A presentation is therefore scheduled to take place during your regularly scheduled January 23rd meeting. A primary purpose in this regard will be to publicly outline City Council Information Letter November 30, 2001 Page 2 specific problematic areas in the community, as well as discuss preliminary recommendations for substantive related capital improvements. In addition, we may briefly discuss our community's possible inclusion in the State of Florida's Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Program, to ultimately help finance respective improvement programs (CDM is currently assisting my office with compilation of a Request for Inclusion application for this program, which will also help us to ascertain anticipated total costs for future programs and projects). Please feel free to therefore encourage citizens interested in citywide stormwater related capital improvements to attend, as these types of sessions/workshops will be scheduled periodically, until final adoption of the master plan, anticipated for City Council consideration later in 2002. Recreational Trails Fundin.q Program Please be advised that I will be recommending authorization for the City of Sebastian to submit a grant application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Recreational Trails Program, in an effort to solicit funding for additional improvements to the Hardee Park Trail. Anticipated capital improvements include physical trail stabilization and meandering lighting. This happens to be a program actually funded by the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (no concerns relative to future budget cuts at the state level). A series of workshops and presentations are to be made to community groups regarding our proposal for respective improvements, indicative of requirements for eligibility. The application is to be delivered to Tallahassee by January 31st. As such, a resolution will be presented for your consideration during your December 12th meeting. Enclosure(s): Bid Tabulation Matrix- Betsea Letter to John King - Flood Tide Development Proposal Program Description Documentation - Recreational Trails Grant Program My Documents/InfoLetter113 BID TABULATION FORM FOR THE SALE OF "THE BETSEA" NAME BID PRICE laid Proposal Form I Depositl Deposit Compliance Mr. Brian McGriff Mr. John R. Headman A-Z Services Mr. Jeffrey A. Mann $1,648.59 $2,600.00 $3,500.00 $4,000.00 No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No - Personal Check No - Buss. Check Yes - Cashier's Check The first three bids listed above did not comply with the bid requirements and therefore are rejected. Details are provided below and are as follows: * Brian McGriff's bid did not include the required Good Faith Deposit and his bid was not submitted on the required Bid Proposal Form. * The Good Faith Deposit submitted with John R Headman's bid does not comply with the bid requirements and his bid was not submitted on the required Bid Proposal Form. * The Good Faith Deposit submitted with A-Z Services's bid does not comply with the bid requirements. Note: Bid requirements for Good Faith Deposit: Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. Ten percent (10%) of bid amount or $ 700.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. Pumhasing November 19, 2001 HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 MAIN STREET" SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 32958 TELEPHONE: (561) 589-5330 · FAX (561) 589-5570 Mr. John King, Owner Realty King 945 Fellsmere Road (County Road 512) Sebastian, Florida 32958 Re: Riverfront Redevelopment District Development Proposal Dear Mr. King: Thank you for your discussions with both Director of Growth Management Tracy Hass and I relative to your proposal to submit a site plan to govern a Flood Tide development project to be located north of Davis Street, between Indian River Drive and Central Avenue. The City of Sebastian is willing to work with your organization to facilitate a successful outcome, including entertaining the prospect of a developer's agreement for any respective construction activities in public right-of way areas. As such, feel free to initiate compilation of respective site and engineering plans accordingly. Once this is achieved, appropriate recommendations will be forwarded to both the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. As usual, feel free to contact either Tracy or myself, should you require additional information and/or clarification. Otherwise, we look forward to receiving your site plan and other related documentation, so as to publicly communicate your proposal. Sincerel City Manager TRM/ Cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council (via November 30th Information Letter) Tracy Hass, Director of Growth Management My Documents/LettertoKin g-FloodTide Equal Opportunity Employer" Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary FLOI~DA DEPA~TA4~NT O? ~NV'ZI~ONt~N1'AI. PRO7~C"I~ON RECREA ~-~ONA~ 7'RA.~L.5 PROGRAI~f ~RANT PRO~RA~f C~RANT' APPL. ECA 7~ON PACKAGE INTI~OI:>UCT3:ON The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 included the National Recreational Trails Fund Act (NRFTA) established the National Recreational Trails Funding Program. The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (NHS Act) amended and revived the NRTFA. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century amended and provided assured funding for the program and changed the program name to Recreational Trails Program (RTP). The purpose of RTP is to provide funds for projects that provide or maintain recreational trails. A recreational trail means: A thoroughfare or track across land or water, used for recreational purposes such as bicycling, day hiking, equestrian activities, jogging or similar fitness activities, trail biking, overnight and long distance backpacking, roller skating, in-line skating, running, aquatic or water activity and vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive, all terrain off-road vehicles, or dune buggies. The RTP is administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Grant application proposals are evaluated according to.policies and procedures described in Chapter 62S-2, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). This is commonly known as the Rec Trails Rule. Applicants should familiarize themselves with these policies and procedures. This packet will assist all applicants in preparing and presenting the information needed for DEP to evaluate proposed RTP applications. ~ENERAL APPITCA"I~.ON 'rNFORMA'I'3:ON JPlease submit the application, in a SOFT COVER three p. rong binder (please, no HARD 3-ring binders). To famlitate the review and .scoring process, I.abel or tab all support documents or attachments. We apprecrate your cooperstmn. A request for financial assistance under RTP may be for development or maintenance of recreational trails; purchase of trail construction or maintenance equipment; and if funds are available, for trail education projects. Project proposals may address the following recreational trail interests: · motorized recreation; · nonmotodzed recreation; · mixed-use projects (either motorized or nonmotodzed); or projects that provide for innovative corddor sharing with motorized and nonmotodzed recreation; · construction and maintenance equipment; · education projects (trail safety, reducing user conflict, resource protection) OGT-10 Page 1 of 20 Development projects should consist of the complete or partial development of the project site. Grantees shall have up to two (2) years from the effective date of the project agreement to complete the development project. A development project, when completed, must be a usable recreational trail or a trail facility along a usable recreational trail. Grantees requesting funds to pumhase equipment should be prepared to provide proof of insurance, be capable of properly storing and maintaining the equipment, and be familiar with Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program Interim Guidance, and DEP's Directive 320 as they relate to equipment and surplus property. All equipment purchased with RTP grant funds will be receive a DEP property number. Grantees may use RTP funds to develoP trails, trailhead and trailside facilities and related support facilities including parking, rest rooms, access to drinking water, etc. Development projects may also renovate existing trails and facilities in order to provide access for persons with disabilities. MAXIMUM GRANTS FUNDS AN APPLICANT MAY REQUEST FOR FY 2001-2002: $100,000 RTP program requires that the grantee provide matching funds. Please refer to Chapter 62S-2.071 (3) for complete information on match 'requirements and match types. EVALUATION PEOCE55 Following DEP staff review of the applications, DEP will notify applicants of any deficiencies. Missing or incomplete documentation will usually constitute a deficiency. Applicants must submit requested deficiency information within f'~teen (15) working days from date of deficiency notification. After the deficiency period, the Recreational Trails Advisory Committee ranks all eligible applications in accordance with the evaluation cdteria set forth in the Rec Trails Rule. APPI.T. CA'I'~.ON SUBM'r55'rON 'rNFORN~A'I-ZON Applicants must submit proposals for RTP grants on application form OGT-10. Applications are evaluated on the basis of the information provided by the applicants, except where such data is superseded by official DEP information. Failure by an applicant to present all required application information and documentation may result in the application being declared ineligible for funding consideration. Failure by an applicant to provide accurate information and documentation relating to the evaluation criteda for the proposed project set forth n the RTP Rule may result in a loss of points for the applicant's competitive score. OGT-10 Page 2 of 20