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The board’s action names three shortlisted teams: Klutch Companies, Alden White Construction and Sauer Construction. Staff said the shortlist moves the procurement into step two, when each shortlisted team will prepare a technical concept and a price component for evaluation. The county’s recommended stipend is $15,000 payable to each unsuccessful shortlisted team after the step‑2 evaluation is complete and the commission either awards the phase design‑build contract or decides not to move forward.

Nut graf: County staff described the phase design‑build (progressive design‑build) approach as a way to align design and construction teams earlier, to allow collaborative design that meets the county’s program and budget goals, and to reduce the risk of costly change orders that sometimes arise when design and build are contracted separately. The stipend is intended to offset part of the work teams must perform to develop a conceptual technical submittal during step two.

Procurement and funding context: Hamid Tabassian, county engineer, explained the process and said the county received seven RFQ responses and shortlisted the top three. Staff told commissioners the county has $1.6 million previously approved for the project phase and $10.3 million in Tourism Development Council (TDC) funds available; the county has requested an additional $3 million in legislative appropriation. Staff said if the commission later elects not to proceed with construction, they would recommend paying the stipend to all three shortlisted teams because of the design effort expended.

Board discussion and votes: Commissioners asked about stipend totals and safeguards. Commissioners also sought clarification about how phased design‑build would manage design changes during construction; staff responded that the design‑builder, as a single contracting entity, assumes responsibility for both design and construction and would provide a guaranteed maximum price at the end of phase 1. The board voted unanimously to approve the shortlist and to authorize the stipend agreements; staff said step‑2 technical submissions would be due on a roughly 45‑day schedule so the county could evaluate concepts in June and return to the commission with a recommended selection and price.

Ending: Staff will post the shortlist and the RFP documents and proceed to the step‑2 procurement process as directed; the stipend language and award conditions will be included in the stipend agreements executed after technical evaluations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Flagler County LIVE STREAM","oneSentenceSummary","Flagler County commissioners on March 17 shortlisted three design‑build teams for the Eco Discovery Center phase design‑build procurement and authorized $15,000 stipends for each unsuccessful shortlisted team after evaluation.","taxTitle","Flagler County, Florida","taxId",2877,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6126556,"Flagler Executive Airport lead testing shows de minimis results; commissioners approve wildlife‑fence design with FDOT/PTGA funding",364,2936000,3300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2667777-7f7227ef3b770819dd4a251cfd6a4bec&start=2936&end=3300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2667777-7f7227ef3b770819dd4a251cfd6a4bec/thumbnail_2936000.jpg","/articles/6126556/Flagler-County/Florida/Flagler-Executive-Airport-lead-testing-shows-de-minimis-results-commissioners-approve-wildlifefence-design-with-FDOTPTGA-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6126556-d8f7233679f9b4c7bf8b67d1683d0438/orig.mp4?Expires=1772916923&Signature=Z8UpJxvYUR0UdrAxEJn7Wb51smoNWklqmiu0fHg7X0FcdLCFmSx-KmzbRN4dUAjvYlUXV-U3LFYzJ6o3JDysJcoEseLvhcBjK7o5113gRuUDiXDdNZdrOCFdVmOiocO6iiL0A6LZo0el0dNaFU2XgxnPMcc8W0WxY7ycnAcl~MCxz-ijXwC2LMjY86irVYzKJjJhbEYNbsq98J8-hxznU-3sScJ7vx4~H~n-~1uk6OpKmQtv21fzp2lqeVQylZaEaxe7zBmjyCCbGVvyq7ThzjxApzcmlcI4MAyA~-FpURotxVWzpi~A2aMiDNHUR-KPB62QKbH8Mx-eEvQh5aRLVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Flagler County commissioners on March 17 received the results of an environmental testing study at the Flagler Executive Airport and approved county participation in design of a wildlife fence that the Federal Aviation Administration and Florida Department of Transportation will largely fund.

Roy Seager, director of the Flagler Executive Airport, told the board the county hired an environmental engineering consultant to test for lead in air and soil near airport operations after public concerns tied to leaded aviation fuel. Consolidated Environmental Engineering presented sampling results to the board; Dr. Tim Scott summarized the firm’s findings as “de minimis” for soils and below laboratory detection limits for the air samples collected during the survey.

Nut graf: The issue matters to public-health and airport-safety stakeholders because avgas (100‑low‑lead aviation gasoline) contains tetraethyl lead additives used by certain piston‑engine aircraft. The FAA and FDOT are funding airport safety improvements, including a multi-year wildlife fence intended to reduce bird and mammal strikes; commissioners approved a PTGA (public‑transportation grant agreement) and a design work authorization for that fence.

Testing and presentation: Dr. Scott said air samples were compared to OSHA occupational eight‑hour exposure criteria (50 micrograms per cubic meter in the chart shown) and that measured airport samples were at or below the control/background and below laboratory detection limits. Soil samples were collected at the surface (0–2 inches) to assess fallout; the consultant reported levels below the Florida Department of Environmental Protection cleanup standards and described the results as de minimis. Dr. Scott noted his firm used a “worst‑case” sampling approach—sampling both ends of runways and upwind/background locations—so the report targets likely points of maximum fallout from operations.

Airport operations and projects: Seager reported recent operational and sales figures as context: calendar‑year 2024 had about 180,000 operations; January and February 2025 combined for roughly 15,133 and 13,010 operations respectively (March not yet included in those tallies). Fuel sales for the first two months were about 25,432 gallons of Avgas and 31,573 gallons of Jet A. Seager also reviewed planned projects at the airport, including the wildlife fence, general aviation terminal improvements, and an upcoming Warbirds Over Flagler event.

Wildlife fence: Seager said the proposed wildlife fence would be a multiyear effort and estimated at roughly $6,000,000 for the full program. He described the planned fence as a 10‑foot airport‑operating‑area (AOA) fence with three‑strand barbed wire and two feet of sub‑grade anchor; the blue line on the project plan replaces existing fencing in areas with dense vegetation where wildlife access is frequent. Funding described on the record: FAA 90% share, FDOT 8% and Flagler County 2% for the PTGA phase. The board approved the FDOT PTGA (agenda item 7K) and a work authorization for the design firm (7L) to proceed under a county contract; both passed on 3–2 recorded votes.

Board discussion: Commissioners asked whether ordinance or zoning items needed to be finalized before awarding FDOT grants; staff said the county planned to adopt a required airport zoning ordinance in April with final reading later in the month and that FDOT had been informed. Commissioners who voted against the items cited that the local zoning ordinance requirement had not yet been adopted; commissioners who voted in favor stressed the FAA funding and the safety driving the project forward.

Ending: The consultant report and the airport’s presentation materials will be added to the county’s public records; commissioners approved the design phase to proceed with FAA/FDOT funding and the noted county contribution.
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The proclamation recognizes a regional program run by Bike Walk Central Florida that uses a three-pronged approach—low-cost engineering, high-visibility enforcement and dynamic public education—to increase driver yield rates at marked crosswalks. Vince Dyer, program manager for Best Foot Forward, told the board the program measures drivers’ behavior at sample crossings, marks drivers who stop as “yielding” and those who do not as “not yielding.”

Dyer said program targets label crosswalks under 33% driver yielding as “low” and those at 66% or above as “high.” He cited sample Flagler County locations with low yield rates that the program has identified for attention: the trail crossing at Town Center Boulevard and Royal Palms Parkway (reported 38% yielding) and Ocean Shore Boulevard at Gamble Rogers State Park (about 31% yielding). He also noted better-performing crossings such as Bulldog Drive at State Road 100 (88% yielding) and Belle Terre Boulevard at State Road 100 (about 60% yielding after recent enforcement).

Nut graf: County leaders said the presentation matters because Flagler County and its regional partners are trying to reduce pedestrian injuries and deaths by combining data, enforcement and low-cost engineering. The board’s proclamation formalizes county support and signals continued coordination with the Volusia‑Flagler TPO and the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Dyer summarized regional program activity and results from last year: teams monitored 116 crosswalks and recorded about 32,000 pedestrian crossings as data points; staff coordinated 100 crosswalk enforcement details region‑wide that resulted in roughly 1,400 warnings and citations across all participating counties; and engineering changes tracked at 20 sites produced an average 22% increase in driver-yield rates where measures were implemented. He said a recent quarterly enforcement included the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and produced warnings at two local locations.

Dyer described contractor and countermeasure performance: rapid rectangular flashing beacons (RRFBs) and pedestrian hybrid beacons typically push yield rates toward or above the 66% “high” threshold, while steady flashing circular yellow beacons show little to no effect on driver yielding. The program also measures whether stopped drivers leave adequate lateral space for pedestrians and collects observations on markings and signage for public-works partners.

County commissioners thanked the presenters and voted to accept the proclamation recognizing Best Foot Forward in Flagler County.

Ending: County staff said presentation materials and the adopted proclamation will be posted on the county website, and the program plans additional monitoring and coordinated enforcement with the sheriff’s office and FDOT-managed crosswalks.
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- Proclamation: National County Government Month (April 2025). Motion to adopt the proclamation was moved by Commissioner Kearney, seconded by Commissioner Hansen; outcome: approved unanimously (recorded as “motion carries unanimously”).

- Proclamation: Best Foot Forward pedestrian‑safety program recognition. Motion moved by Commissioner Hansen, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; outcome: approved unanimously.

- Consent agenda (as presented at the meeting, with items 7K and 7L pulled for separate consideration). Motion to approve consent (minus 7K and 7L) carried unanimously.

- Agenda item 7K: Resolution and PTGA with FDOT to design an airport wildlife fence (FDOT portion). Motion moved by Commissioner Hansen, seconded by Commissioner Pennington; outcome: approved (vote recorded 3–2).

- Agenda item 7L: Work authorization WA‑1 for design of the wildlife fence (Hoyle Tanner & Associates under RSQ25‑002Q). Motion moved by Commissioner Hansen, seconded by Commissioner Richardson; outcome: approved (vote recorded 3–2).

- Agenda item 8A: Shortlist and stipend authorization for Eco Discovery Center phase design‑build procurement. Motion moved by Commissioner Hansen, seconded by Commissioner Kearney; outcome: approved unanimously; staff to proceed to step‑2 procurement and execute stipend agreements for unsuccessful shortlisted teams ($15,000 each after step‑2 evaluation).

Ending: Staff will post official agenda materials, the consultant’s airport environmental report and procurement documents to the county website; further commission votes will be required before construction begins on capital projects.","Summary of formal actions taken by the Flagler County Board of Commissioners at its March 17 meeting, including proclamations, procurement approvals and airport design authorizations.","actionData","errors"]

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