Summary
To: Infrastructure Board
From: JP Murphy
Date: 2/22/2019
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Discussion of Paver Replacement in Capital Projects
Summary:
The Commission has asked that the Finance and Infrastructure board consider reviewing the town’s current policy on paver replacement in capital projects. In previous projects, the town has replaced pavers at no cost to the residents where a decorative driveway apron would be disturbed. This requires additional costs be paid by the town in each project to restore the decorative pavers. All projects have line item costs to pave concrete driveway aprons as part of the reconstruction. I think it is worth considering enforcing indemnification agreements that were required at the time of permitting, and requiring that the homeowner replace their decorative pavers at their expense. The town would offer an offsetting credit in an amount equal to the cost for an equivalent concrete apron. Of course, the option to not restore the pavers and have a regular apron paved would remain. For the Pinellas/Ponce and Palmetto projects the cost is estimated to be $44,000 just for paver restoration.