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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Consultant’s Authorization To Proceed (ATP) No. 3 Between DeRose Design Consultants Inc And The City Of Hollywood To Provide Professional Electrical Engineering Services For A Schematic Design And Cost Estimate Based On The Results Of A Completed Lighting Level Study In An Estimated Lump Sum Amount Of $57,104.00 (With The CRA Reimbursing The City In The Amount Of $27,544.00) For The Turtle Lighting Project In Account Number 34.1414.14457.541.006301.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
In March 2011 the City passed and adopted Chapter 108, entitled “Lighting Requirements for Marine Turtle Protection” into its Code of Ordinances. The intent is that during Marine Turtle Nesting Season no artificial light shall illuminate any area of the beach during night hours. Any light that can be seen by direct line-of-sight from the beach has to be brought into compliance with the Ordinance’s requirements. The City has street lights on its east/west streets adjacent to the beach which will need to come into compliance.
The City has multiple buildings and facilities which it needs to maintain on a regular basis. The expertise of professional mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers is sometimes required. The Department of Public Works solicited a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to create a pool of engineers to work with. On July 16, 2014, through Resolution R-2014-224, the City Commission authorized the negotiation and execution of contracts with the three highest ranked firms, one of which was DeRose Design Consultants.
City staff met with DeRose Design Consultants and asked them to provide electrical design services related to the City having its light fixtures come into compliance with Chapter 108 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. This would cover all beach areas of the City both in and out of the Beach CRA. The project would need to be done in (4) phases. The first phase which was a “Turtle Compliance Audit” and the second phase which was a “Lighting Level Study” have been completed. The consultant went street by street and from the beach noted any City light fixture that could be seen by direct line-of-sight. They also noted the style and type of each fixture that will need to be addressed. The results of this audit and the subsequent lighting level study determined the amount of work to be done in Phase III. Phase III is a “Schematic Design & Cost Estimate”. The consultant will do a schematic design and cost estimate of the work required to come into compliance with the Turtle Protection Ordinance. The cost for the schematic design and cost estimate is $57,104.00 and the Beach CRA will partially reimburse the City in the amount of $27,544.00 for the portion of the work which is being done within the CRA.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir Ishmael, City Manager
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager for Sustainable Design
Jorge Camejo, Executive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency
Thomas Barnett, Director, Development Services