- April 22, 2024
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The resolution could prevent U.S. 1 from being a community redevelopment area.
BY MATT MENCARINI | STAFF WRITER
Volusia County is proposing to amend its requirements for new community redevelopment areas, and the city will voice its opposition to the proposal in a letter.
City Manager Joyce Shanahan told the City Commission she was concerned about how the new requirements could impact the designation of the North U.S. 1 corridor as a CRA, which was discussed during a Planning Board meeting in October and a City Commission meeting in November.
City Attorney Randy Hayes said there was a meeting with other city attorneys March 18, where a consensus was reached that the resolution had several “legal deficiencies,” and concerns should be raised with a “unified voice” through letters from city mayors.
Hayes also said the resolution could potentially require existing CRAs to be modified.
The County Council will meet March 21, and the resolution will be on the agenda.
“Granada Boulevard would not look the way it looks without multiple projects that our CRA has funded over the last 10 years,” City Commissioner Bill Partington said. “There are good ways to do CRAs, and there are bad ways to do CRAs. This legislation, proposed by the county, punishes everybody.”
Shanahan said the city doesn’t charge any personal salaries to the CRAs, and she estimated 95% of the funds go to capital projects, like sod improvements.
Eight new patrol cars
The City Commission approved the purchase of eight marked patrol vehicles for the Ormond Beach Police Department, totaling $259,296, which was included in the 2012-13 fiscal year budget.
The city will “piggyback” the Florida Sheriff’s Association contract, the city said, when purchasing the eight 2013 Chevrolet Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicles.
The city said seven of the vehicles will have emergency lights on top and one will be a marked police vehicle, but without the emergency lights.
The new vehicles will replace those that met replacement parameters, including seven years of service, more than 85,000 miles, all warranties expired, total maintenance cost exceeding 75% of acquisition cost and excessive wear and tear.
Concessions contract OK’d
The City Commission awarded Golden Eagle Associates Inc. a one-year contract, with an option for one-year automatic renewal, to run the concessions at the Andy Romano Beachfront Park.
The city said it received two proposals for the contract, one from Golden Eagle Associates and another from Hershey’s Ice Cream of Ormond Beach.
According to the city, Golden Eagle received 476 points from the evaluation team, made up of five city staff members, while Hershey’s received 431.
Additionally, Golden Eagle offered 12% percent of sales from $100,001 to $175,000, while Hershey’s offered 1%.
For more, see www.ormondbeachobserver.com.
City automatically renews contacts
The City Commission approved the automatic renewal of several city contracts managed by the Leisure Services Department. These contracts can be automatically renewed after the initial term of the contract.
The contracts are as follows: A.A.T. Roofing (roofing), Antinori Management Group, Inc. (docks and decking), Carpet Wholesaler, Inc. (miscellaneous flooring), LaTour Enterprises d/b/a Economy Electric (electrical), Ellis Mechanical Corporation (plumbing), Flair Services, Inc (HVAC), Kathy Harper Painting, LLC (painting, waterproofing and Stucco/plastering/drywall/ceiling) and·Vincent Capozzi (miscellaneous carpentry).
