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Commission approves demolition budget, resurfacing program and litigation settlement; multiple contracts awarded
Summary
The Daytona Beach City Commission on Nov. 5 approved a series of infrastructure and procurement measures, including a $100,000 project budget to demolish and remediate the Orange Avenue Recreation Center, a $4.887 million road resurfacing program and a $2.3 million settlement offer related to water-sewer service rights affecting the Avalon Park project.
The Daytona Beach City Commission on Nov. 5 voted on a package of resolutions and contracts that city staff said are intended to advance routine infrastructure work and resolve a pending intergovernmental dispute.
The commission approved a $100,000 project budget for demolition and environmental remediation at the Orange Avenue Recreation Center, authorizing the city manager to make procurement-related expenditures up to that amount (vote 5–1). City staff said the authorization will let the city award a purchase order for demolition and allow an environmental survey and any necessary abatement work to proceed.
Commissioners also adopted a resolution approving a citywide road resurfacing and restoration program for fiscal year 2025–26 with a project budget not to exceed $4,887,202.04 and authorized the city manager to approve work authorizations under that budget (vote 6–0).
Two procurement awards cleared the consent agenda: the commission accepted the low bid from Charmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc., for as-needed high-calcium quicklime at a unit price of $0.265 per pound and authorized the city manager to expend up to $2,486,960 in fiscal year 2026 for quicklime purchases; and it accepted a $1,087,495 bid from Danis Utilities, Inc., to replace Lift Station No. 7 at 625 S. Keith St. (both votes 6–0).
The commission also voted 4–2 to authorize an offer of settlement to Ormond Beach related to long-standing 2006 agreements governing water and sewer service rights affecting property near the Avalon Park development. City litigation counsel explained the settlement offer would ‘‘buy out’’ certain service rights for $2.3 million, a sum the city’s counsel said is less than the potential exposure to Daytona Beach if the agreements remain in place.
Several items on the consent agenda were discussed briefly during the meeting. The Orange Avenue Recreation Center demolition item had drawn public comment urging preservation and additional planning for reuse; commissioners said the demolition vote will remove an immediate safety hazard while staff continues to develop reuse options.
No ordinance adoptions requiring separate votes were left unresolved; the commission continued one rezoning request (Madison Oaks) to Dec. 3. Public hearings and first-reading ordinances were scheduled for Nov. 19 for plat-process code changes (SB 784 compliance) and for bond/loan issuance for second-phase improvements at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
