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. . To: Via: From: Date: Re: City of Sunny Isles Beach J 8070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33 J 60 City Commission Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor Lewis J. Thaler" Vice Mayor Roslyn Brezin Commissioner Gerry Goodman Commissioner George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 792-1565 Fax (305) 947-2150 Building Department A. John Szerlag, City Manager Hans Ottinot, City Attorney Jane A. Hines, City Clerk MEMORANDUM The Honorable Mayor and City Commission A. John Szerlag, City Manager Jorge L. Vera, Assistant City Manager/ Service Divisio~ October 16, 2008 ~ 172nd Street Landscape Improvements Modification 1 In September 2008, our landscaping contractor informed the City that the Medjools that were purchased for the south end of Sunny Isles Boulevard were ready for delivery. However, we were not ready to receive these trees because of construction delays with the FPL undergrounding project on Sunny Isles Boulevard. Our options were either to take possession of the trees at a cost of $5 to $6 thousand dollars per month for storage or to cancel the order and lose a Fifty Thousand Dollar ($50,000) deposit. We decided to take delivery of the Medjools and place them along the Collins A venue corridor in front of Epicure restaurant and also along 172nd Street and Town Center Park, again because of the uncertainty of the FPL undergrounding construction schedule. We felt that this could be a template for other landscaping projects in the City. Eventually when we are ready for planting, the City will need to replenish the Sunny Isles Boulevard Medjools at a cost of One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($161,200). Funds are available and can be transferred from the Atlantic Isle Undergrounding (20-600- 5664) At the October Agenda Review Workshop, the City Commission requested a copy of the landscape modifications for 172nd Street. Attached are the illustrations for the proposed landscape modification. The proposed plantings will be a mix of Medjools and Royal Palms along 172nd Street. Additionally, we are proposing to increase the ground plantings and to include a landscape screen element at the parking lots, so the cars that traverse 172nd Street are hidden from view. Under the contract we have One Hundred Eight Thousand Dollars ($108,000) for the landscaping on 172nd Street. We estimate that the landscape modification will cost an additional One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). If this modification is approved, it will serve as a Funding available: Appro\'al: \ 0 lOC. IO-16-0~ Agenda Item No.: Finance Department City Manager Corrurussion Meeting Date: