TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Jonathan R. Lewis, ICMA-CM, City Manager
TITLE: Warm Mineral Springs Buildings
Recommended Action
Commission to provide direction to retain, preserve or replace each of the three Warm Mineral Springs buildings.
Background Information
On February 23, 2016, Commission authorized a work assignment to DMK Associates, Inc. to prepare a historical evaluation of the two (2) main buildings and Cyclorama at Warm Mineral Springs.
At the July 29, 2016 Commission workshop, the Commission directed staff to move forward with Task 2 of the scope of services with DMK Associates, Inc. for the structural assessment of the buildings at Warm Mineral Springs.
Staff clarified at this meeting the buildings are identified as:
* Building 1 consisting of the retail center, general store and front offices
* Building 2 consisting of the changing rooms, restrooms and lockers, treatment rooms and restaurant space
* Building 3 is the Cyclorama which is an exhibit and specific purpose area of assembly
At the October 21, 2016 Commission workshop, DMK Associates, Inc. presented their findings and recommendations to the Commission. DMK recommended that the City should select a hybrid solution involving:
1) Retain Building 1 as historic and maintain its function as an entrance to the facilities.
2) Preserve Building 3 Cyclorama as it provides an excellent example of the original springs facility in use during the Quadricentennial Celebration.
3) Replace Building 2. The additional cost of replacement would be recovered in the additional services that it would provide as changing rooms, restrooms and lockers, treatment rooms and restaurant facility. The building would be designed using modern architecture and though it may never be deemed historic, the building would be a valuable asset to the operations of the Springs facility. If replacement of Building 2 is chosen, DMK suggested that the new building be placed over the ...
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