proposed OCDC parking lot location
in the upcoming bond issue, Mc-
Gean suggested authorizing staff to
immediately receive design propos-
als and hire an architect and to
include headquarters in the bond
sale at a maximum of $2 million.
a design prepared by the beginning
of November in order to have a bet-
ter cost estimate before going to the
bond market.
discussion as well as OCBP Cap-
tain Butch Arbin, to voice support for
the project.
building to be constructed in the
downtown area," OCDC President
Bob Givarz said. "After a tour of the
current facilities and recent newspa-
per coverage of the poor condition
of these beach patrol buildings, we
believe it's time to move this first-
rate city division into a new building.
There have been many good rea-
sons stated for keeping beach
patrol headquarters in the down-
town area."
ty occur in a cost efficient manner. It
proposed a land swamp of OCDC
parking lots in the Dorchester/Talbot
streets block for the city-owned lots
where the existing headquarters
stands in the Dorchester/Somerset
streets block. Once the existing
facility is demolished, those lots will
then become temporary parking lots
instead.
and site improvements over the 20-
year bond life, not to exceed $2 mil-
lion. These assisted funds would
come from the Inlet Parking Lot
fund, which is the dedicated funding
source established a decade ago to
fund downtown revitalization proj-
ects by OCDC.
ter/Somerset streets block to pro-
vide additional public parking until a
redevelopment project is underway.
Revenue from this parking would be
applied toward paying the trans-
ferred note on the properties.
ters be included in the next city
bond and the architectural design
for this new facility be started as
soon as possible.
going to buy some today if you did-
n't do this. This is wonderful and I
appreciate it," Councilwoman Mar-
garet Pillas said.
Inlet Lot Funding
To Patrol Facility