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Council tables Spartan Gardens roof award after funding and asbestos concerns
Summary
The City of Live Oak council tabled a motion to award a $170,000 roofing contract for Spartan Gardens, citing uncertainty about insurance reimbursement, asbestos removal costs and where the city will draw funds.
The City of Live Oak council on Monday tabled a motion to award a roofing contract for Spartan Gardens after members raised questions about insurance estimates, asbestos abatement and how the city would fund the work.
City staff presented bid results showing the lowest responsible bid at about $170,000 and said the city's insurance company valued the damage at roughly $54,000. “The insurance company did value the damage at only, like, $54,000,” Joanne, city staff, said during the discussion. She added that the insurer had not accounted for asbestos ceiling tiles, which would raise removal and disposal costs.
Joanne said FEMA could reimburse a portion of eligible costs, explaining, “FEMA will pick up 75 percent and the state does 12 and a half.” She also said Friends of Heritage Park and Gardens, the nonprofit that leases and helps operate the facility, had committed about $8,000 toward repairs. City staff estimated the infrastructure fund contribution needed to cover the remaining cost at about $106,000 if the bid were awarded as submitted.
Council members raised budget priorities and questioned taking infrastructure funds—normally used for roads, pipes and similar capital maintenance—for a building roof. One council member said they were “a little bit put off by taking money from infrastructure to fix this roof.”
After discussion, Council Member Jeffrey moved to amend and table the award so staff could return with additional funding figures and possible alternatives; that motion carried. The council did not award the contract during the meeting.
Next steps identified in the meeting included asking the insurer to re-evaluate its estimate to reflect asbestos abatement costs, exploring whether the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) could contribute funds, and returning the item to a future meeting once updated figures and options are available.
The council flagged the item for follow-up rather than committing infrastructure funds or approving the bid at this meeting.
