headquarters got the green light this
week to be funded in an upcoming
bond issuance with a little help from
their friends at the Ocean City De-
velopment Corporation (OCDC).
and Council with a draft of the Town of
Ocean City Capital Improvement Plan
(CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2018.
FY15 scheduled bond funded proj-
ects that he wanted the Mayor and
City Council to keep in mind during
future discussions. A project that
has been left on the drawing board
for some time was the construction
of a new headquarters for the
Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP).
that used to serve as the old home
to the Ocean City Police Depar-
tment and District Court facilities. In
1993, the buildings were deemed
unsuitable.
Council with a report on the building
that revealed significant issues,
such as numerous ADA violations,
nonfunctioning sprinkler systems,
asbestos siding, cracks in exterior
masonry walls and all buildings' first
floors are below base flood eleva-
tion.
new facility to be reimbursed in a
future bond issue and authorize the
staff to begin the Request for
Proposal (RFP) process to hire a
design firm.
located downtown on three parcels
purchased by the OCDC between
Talbot and Dorchester streets that
currently stands as a gravel parking
lot next to OCDC's office.
and Council over the draft CIP to
add or delete projects, but most
importantly decide if any other proj-
ects will be included in the upcom-
ing bond sale for the Convention
Center Auditorium previously ap-
proved for joint funding with the
MSA. The target date for a bond
sale to reimburse city funds spent
on the auditorium is at the end of
the year.
the design of the headquarters and
a RFP was prepared, due to con-
cerns from the council regarding the
proposed building location he indef-
initely delayed receiving design pro-
posals.
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