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Daytona Beach CRA approves $170,237.50 engineering work for Main Street seawall and boardwalk extension
Summary
The Community Redevelopment Agency approved a work authorization not to exceed $170,237.50 for engineering services under contract 2006-21 to design a seawall and boardwalk extension between Main Street and Harvey Street; a public commenter said the package lacked diagrams and asked about adjacent private property and setback plans.
Daytona Beach Community Redevelopment Agency members on April 16 approved a work authorization not to exceed $170,237.50 for engineering services to design a seawall and boardwalk extension between Main Street and the Harvey Street access.
The resolution authorizes use of tax increment funds from the Main Street redevelopment area and directs work authorization number 12 under continuing services contract number 2006-21 between the city and Dredging and Marine Consultants LLC. The motion passed unanimously, 7-0.
Agency action matters because the engineering authorization starts the design phase for shoreline infrastructure that sits within the Main Street redevelopment area and is paid for with redevelopment tax increment funds.
City staff presented the resolution authorizing the expenditure and the contract amendment; Commissioner Cantu moved the item and Commissioner May seconded. During public comment, John Nicholson said the meeting materials lacked diagrams and design notes and asked if the city had purchased an adjacent privately owned parcel and whether the plan included a 20- or 40-foot setback. Nicholson said, “In the back of the material, it shows no diagrams, no design notes.” City staff did not provide additional design details at the meeting.
The resolution identifies Dredging and Marine Consultants LLC as the consultant under continuing services contract 2006-21 and limits the expenditure to $170,237.50. The authorization is limited to engineering services and does not itself authorize construction funding or changes to property ownership; those decisions would require further approval.
Public comment raised questions about whether the city already owns or plans to buy adjacent property and how the seawall and boardwalk would interface with private development. Those questions were not answered in detail during the meeting.
The CRA will record the engineering authorization and return to the commission if additional approvals, purchases or construction funding are required.
