Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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Update to the Hurricane Damaged Boardwalk at Tom Hooper Park
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Submitted By: Mike Kendrick, Deputy Director-Parks
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Executive Summary (General Business): Provide an update on Hurricane Nicole damaged Boardwalk at Tom Hooper Park, including a timeline of events and next steps
Presentation Information: Presentation is estimated at 30 minutes and will be given by Mike Kendrick, Deputy Director-Parks.
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council have an open discussion for questions and answers of project timeline of events and next steps.
Background: On November 11, 2022, after damage assessments were conducted post Hurricane Nicole, the City of Port St. Lucie Parks & Recreation (PSLPRD) Damage Assessment Team identified extensive damage to the Riverwalk North Boardwalk lower section connecting Veteran Park at Rivergate Boat Ramp to Tom Hooper Park. During the assessments, staff worked with the Emergency Management Department and Risk Management to set up onsite meetings multiple times with FEMA and the City’s insurance coverage provider.
During this process, PSLPRD secured an Engineer (Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.) to conduct an extensive damage assessment and provide a damage report that identifies all damage above and below the water line. Within their scope of work, Kimley-Horn & Associations, Inc., were also contracted to provide two alternate designs, and submit all permit applications to secure permits for reconstruction.
Based upon the information gathered, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., proceeded with two separate design options for repairs. Alternate #1 came in at $2,015,915.00 and includes a 10% contingency and would repair-rehab the existing Boardwalk back to the original design at elevation 2. The second alternate design would retain the original design and footprint of the existing 24-year-old structure but raise the Boardwalk up to elevation 6 to match the new Boardwalk connection to the South which connects to Pioneer Park. This cost has been estimated at $2,496,511.00.
It should be noted that in October 2016 and September of 2017, this same Boardwalk received damage from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma and was repaired to its prior elevation. In doing so, the Boardwalk continues to become submerged under water during high and/or king tides that inadvertently allows the Boardwalk to shift, rise, separate, and create undue stress points to the structure. These stress points have been evident in the past and have been repaired twice prior to Hurricane Nicole and have been identified within all damage assessment reports provided by the City, FEMA, and insurance adjustors.
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Location of Project: Tom Hooper Park, 2340 SE Rivergate Parkway
Attachments: Aerial Map, Damage Assessment Report (Kimley-Horn), and Presentation Project Updated
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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