TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, Interim City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2017-18, first reading, amending the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Non-District Budget and Capital Improvement Program and Budget.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2017-18 to second reading on June 25, 2017.
Background Information
The Road and Drainage Division of the Public Works Department is requesting Commission approval to amend the FY 2017 budget in the amount of $133,270 to replace a walking excavator and telescopic excavator. The cost of both pieces of equipment exceeds estimated costs as budgeted. Staff researched and tested various types of excavators and determined the two pieces of equipment selected provide the best solution to accomplish the work. The funding will be from undesignated fund balance in the Capital Acquisition Fund restricted to Road and Drainage.
Utilities is requesting an amendment to the FY 2017 budget for additional funding in the amount of $328,230 for the Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatment Plant (MCWTP) Pipeline Improvements Parts 1 and 2, which include upsizing the water main leaving the plant and an existing water main on North Port Boulevard. The initial bid request for this project resulted in one bid which was over budget. The project specifications were reviewed and revised and put out again for bid. The second bid request resulted in two bids, the lowest of the two bids was still over budget by $328,230. Utilities is requesting this budget amendment to secure sufficient funding for the project. The funding will be from undesignated fund balance in the Water Capacity Fee Fund.
The Information Technology Division of the General Services Department is requesting Commission approval to amend the FY 2017 budget in the amount of $175,980 to upgrade and enhance the video streaming of Commission meetings. The upgrade will convert older analog-based audio/video equipment to digital ...
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