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REQUEST BOARD APPROVAL OF LOCATIONS OF FIRE RESCUE STATIONS, TRAINING FACILITY, RELOCATION OF PUBLIC WORKS AND GENERAL SERVICES BUILDINGS FROM AIRPORT PROPERTY, AND RELATED REVISIONS TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SHEETS INCLUDING CONSOLIDATION OF DEBT FUNDING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Staff is requesting Board of County Commissioners' (Board) approval for the location and construction of the new Training Facility, replacement Fire Rescue Stations in Hobe Sound and on Hutchinson Island and the relocation of the Public Works and General Services' buildings from the airport property. Updated Capital Improvement Project (CIP) sheets and budgets have been prepared to reflect the current data.
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DEPARTMENT: General Services
PREPARED BY: Name: Jeff Dougherty
Title: General Services Director
REQUESTED BY: Taryn Kryzda, County Administrator
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
The Board has been working on plans to replace outdated Fire Rescue Stations and build a new Training Facility for more than a decade. When the stations were initially built (early 1980's and 1990's) the operations for fire rescue and the apparatuses were completely different than the services that are provided today. Tax reform imposed by the State and the 2008 recession required the temporary suspension of many projects that were funded with ad-valorem taxes, including fire stations, and the training facility, among others. As the economy improved the projects became a priority and were resurrected. However, the failure of the sales tax referendum created another delay. The Board requested the projects be considered during the 2018 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The projects were included and approved in the CIP with a funding source of debt service and included in the FY19 adopted budget.
Staff is providing updated information on the status of these projects including location, budget, and fund...
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