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CRA approves FDOT-required camera and sign upgrades for Park Avenue streetscape
Summary
The City of Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency voted to approve Change Order No. 25 to the Park Avenue and Market Plaza Streetscape Project, adding an ITS CCTV camera, wireless communications equipment and an enhanced highway sign at Scenic Highway and Park Avenue for $30,112.75 as requested by the Florida Department of Transportation.
The City of Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency on a date not specified approved Change Order No. 25 for the Park Avenue and Market Plaza Streetscape Project, adding an ITS CCTV camera, a wireless communications device and an enhanced highway sign at the intersection of Scenic Highway and Park Avenue at a total cost of $30,112.75 as requested by the Florida Department of Transportation.
The addition is intended to bring the signalization and intersection equipment into FDOT's system, which the assistant city manager described as a requirement of the department. "This is change order number 25 of the Park Avenue and Market Plaza Streetscape Project," Assistant City Manager Dina Drumgo said, noting the work includes "the ITS CCTV camera, wireless communication device, and enhanced highway sign" and that "the total for all of them together is $30,112.75." She said the items are upgrades to the former signalization at Park Avenue and Scenic Highway 17.
The agency discussed who will monitor imagery captured by the camera. Commissioner Miss Strungo asked what the camera will monitor and who will monitor it; Drumgo replied, "This is for video surveillance and FDOT is monitoring." City staff said the city will pay the acquisition cost but will not staff the FDOT monitoring network. City officials also said footage would be treated as public records except when held for active investigations.
Board members noted the updated signalization already in place improves traffic flow by giving state-highway traffic an ongoing green phase and triggering side-street green phases only when sensors detect side traffic. After discussion, a motion to approve the change order was made, seconded and carried by voice vote; those present voted in favor.
Votes at a glance: • Approval of minutes as distributed — motion and second; voice vote recorded as "aye"; outcome: approved. • Approval of Change Order No. 25, Park Avenue and Market Plaza Streetscape Project — motion and second; voice vote recorded as "aye"; outcome: approved. The change order total is $30,112.75 and was presented as FDOT-requested.
The CRA packet lists a cost breakdown for each item in the change order. The city will record the change order in project accounting and coordinate final delivery with FDOT.
