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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 03 28 Consent 203 Validate Staff Recommendation on Starlight Baptist Church Acceptance COMMISSION AGENDA X CONSENT INFORMATIONAL ITEM 203 PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR MGR /DEPT March 28, 2011 Meeting Authorization REQUEST: The Public Works Department Requesting the City Commission validate the Staff recommendation finding the Starlight Baptist Church Basketball Court Enclosure site to be built in substantial accordance with the Final Engineering plans and to accept the potable water infrastructure for ownership and maintenance. SYNOPSIS: Sitework for the Starlight Baptist Church Basketball Enclosure at 190 East Bahama Road is substantially complete and has been approved by all applicable City Departments. This agenda item provides the site acceptance necessary before a certificate of occupancy can be issued by the building official. CONSIDERATIONS:  APPLICABLE CODE: Section 9-178. Required Improvements to be completed prior to building on lots; exceptions. (c) Where the building official has an authoritative method of assurance that the improvements will be completed in accordance with approved plans, such as withholding occupancy, the building official may issue building permits upon advising the developer that all or partial occupancy will be restricted until satisfactory completion of the improvements has be accomplished. (d) … Certificates of occupancy will not be issued until all improvements are accepted by the city commission.  Final Engineering for the Starlight Baptist Church Basketball Court Enclosure project was approved by the City Commission at the April 26, 2010 City Commission meeting. The project consists of the enclosure of the church’s existing covered basketball court and its conversion into the church’s new indoor assembly area. Additional improvements completed as part of this project include connections to City water and sewer service, site landscaping, a dumpster enclosure, and the provision of stabilized parking for buses. The Basketball Enclosure project is a scaled back version of a more comprehensive project that was approved by the City Commission on May 12, 2008, which included a new 30,000 square foot building and related site improvements. March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 2 of 7 Starlight Baptist Church –Pre-Construction Starlight Baptist Church – Post-Construction March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 3 of 7 Starlight Baptist Church –Pre-Construction Starlight Baptist Church – Post-Construction March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 4 of 7 Starlight Baptist Church –Pre-Construction Starlight Baptist Church – Post-Construction March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 5 of 7 Starlight Baptist Church –Pre-Construction Starlight Baptist Church – Post-Construction March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 6 of 7 Starlight Baptist Church –Pre-Construction Starlight Baptist Church – Post-Construction March 28, 2011 Consent 203 Page 7 of 7  The site has been constructed in substantial accordance with the Final Engineering plans approved by the City Commission on April 26, 2010.  All City agencies have found the work to be acceptable, with the exception of the following punchlist items: a.Complete site restoration, sodding, and cleanup  The engineer-of-record has certified the sitework and provided a signed and sealed set of record drawings.  The owner has provided a Bill of Sale and two-year warranty for the water distribution system improvements in the Hayes Road right-of-way being turned over to the City for ownership and maintenance.  The potable water and sanitary sewer systems have been cleared by FDEP. FISCAL IMPACT: All applicable fees associated with the development of the Starlight Baptist Church Basketball Enclosure project have been paid by the owner. COMMUNICATION EFFORTS: This Agenda Item has been forwarded to the Mayor and City Commission; City Manager; City Attorney/Staff; placed in Press Packets; placed in the City Hall (Lobby) City Commission Meeting binder; and is available on the City’s Website, LaserFiche, and the City’s Server. Additionally, information related to this Agenda Item has been sent to media/press representatives who have requested Agendas/Agenda Item information, all Homeowner’s Associations on file with the City, all individuals who have requested Agendas/Agenda Item information, Department Directors; and also posted outside City Hall; posted inside City Hall with additional copies available for the general public; and posted at five (5) different locations around the City. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Commission validate the Staff recommendation finding the Starlight Baptist Church Basketball Enclosure site to be built in substantial accordance with the Final Engineering plans and to accept the potable water infrastructure for ownership and maintenance, subject to satisfactory completion of all site punchlist items listed herein. ATTACHMENTS: None