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Approval of Task Order No. 1 With Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Hernando County Parks Master Plan Project and Associated Budget Amendment (Contract No. 24-PG0125/EK; Amount $222,060.00)
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
On November 7, 2023, the Board approved Contract 24-PG0125/EK, to Piggyback Forward Pinellas' agreement for Planning Services with nine firms. As part of that item's approval, all Task Orders over $35,000 need to be brought back to the Board for approval.
Hernando County Parks and Recreation Department requested Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to prepare the attached Scope of Work and Fee Rate Sheets for the completion of a County-wide Park System Plan.
The County-wide Park System Plan would be completed in two phases. Phase 1 ($128,465) would consist of preparing a Needs and Priority Assessment of the County's parks and Phase 2 ($93,595) would create a Parks Master Plan.
As part of the FY24 CIP, the Board previously approved the use of $100,000 for a Master Plan of Ernie Wever Park.
To proceed with the work, the attached budget amendment requires Board approval. The associated Budget Amendment is funding the remaining balance of $122,060.00.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed project is split between multiple funds, as it is a County-wide Master Plan Project. Funding of $100,000 is available in the Parks & Recreation budget, pending the attached Budget Amendment (BA):
Fund: 0011 - General Fund, Department: 04441 - Parks & Recreation, Account: 5303103 - Prof Srv-Engineering
The remaining funding, $122,060.00, is available in Impact Fee-Parks Districts 1-4 in the amount of $30,515 from each District (122,060/4 = 30,515). The financial information for these funds is attached with the budget amendment as supporting information. The list of applicable funds/departments is:
Fund: 3341 - Impact Fee-Park Dist 1, Department: 04541 - Impact Fee-Park Dist 1, Account: 5303103 - Prof Srv-Engineering
Fund: 3342 - Impact Fee-Park ...
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