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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-109: A RESOLUTION OF THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY APPROPRIATING $20,766.82 FROM THE NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FUND BALANCE TO PAY BUILDING PERMIT FEES AND EXPENSES FOR THE LEGACY PARK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On 22 April 2013, City Council approved Contract No. K-0708-142 with Howard-Fairbairn Site Design for the design of Legacy Park. On 22 January 2013, City Council approved an amendment to the contract with Howard-Fairbairn Site Design to allow for construction oversight. Both of those contracts allowed for additional reimbursable expenses, including printing costs, travel and mileage reimbursement, etc. Also on 22 January 2013, City Council approved Contract No. K-1213-67 with CGC, L.L.C. as the general contractor for the Legacy Park Construction Project. Included in the project is the “wishbone” entry drive, enhanced treatment of Legacy Park Drive, entry portals, the amphitheater stage, cover and seating area, a one-acre pond with programmable fountains; promenade walk around the pond, a restroom building, walkways and trails along the west side of the park area, arbor structures along the west side walkways, and extensive landscaping, irrigation and pedestrian lighting. The contract with CGC, L.L.C. was in the amount of $5,897,600.
DISCUSSION: The specifications for the Legacy Park Project provide that plan review and construction permits and fees are to be provided by the City of Norman. At this time, we are requesting that funding be appropriated from the Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority (N.T.I.F.A.) Fund balance in order to pay for construction permits for the restroom building and stage structure, additional plan printing and other miscellaneous costs. The permits and fees required at this point in the project are as follows:
§ Permit fee for Restroom Facility - $176.82
This is the building permit fee for the restroom facility in the Park. Section 5-104(a) of the Code...
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