TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: August 5, 2024
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APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SPENDING FOR THE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN ARCHITECTS, P.A. FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR POMPEY PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND CAMPUS PURSUANT TO RFQ NO. 2019-050 IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,220 FOR A REVISED TOTAL OF $2,140,932
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Additional Spending for the Agreement with Justin Architects, P.A., for Design Services for Pompey Park Community Center and Campus Design pursuant to RFQ No. 2019-050 (Public Works Project No. 16-102), in the amount of $63,220 for a revised total of $2,140,932.
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Background:
Delray Beach’s Pompey Park, located at 1101 NW 2nd Street in Delray Beach, FL 33444, is an approximately 14-acre site bounded by NW 13th Avenue on the west, NW 2nd Street on the south, NW 10th Avenue on the east and NW 3rd Street on the north. An existing one story 22,823 square foot community center building is located near the southeast corner of the site along with associated parking. That community center, constructed in the 1950s, provides recreational opportunities for the surrounding neighborhood, and fills critical after school, summer camp, holiday camp, and other school-age programming as well as programs for seniors. It’s been estimated that more than 150,000 people utilize the building each year, while approximately 40 organizations and civic groups utilize it on a monthly basis.
In addition to the community center building itself, Pompey Park houses an aquatic facility consisting of an L-shaped family pool with lap lanes, a diving well, and a separate children’s pool; 2 basketball courts, 2 tennis courts and a playground area; and outdoor athletics, including an adult baseball field, 2 Little League fields, and a 2-story restroom/concession/scoring and league office building. The site currently allows for parking of 191 cars in three disconnected ...
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