The request of staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval Amendment No. 16 to the agreement between the City and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for engineering services in the amount not to exceed $61,050 for the 2019 Nebraska Avenue Parking Lot Improvements Project design, bid, and construction.

As City Council may recall, on March 19, 2019, at a regular scheduled meeting City Council approved an inter-local agreement (IA) between the City and Pasco County.  The purpose of the IA was to combine the two existing parking lots south of Nebraska Ave. and east of Lafayette St.  The County owns the parking lot from Lafayette St. east to Bank St. south of Nebraska Ave.  The City owns the parking lot from Bank St. east to the private parking lot located behind the Richey Suncoast Theatre.  The IA allows the City to combine both parking lots, design and construct a single parking lot to improve efficiencies and the possible addition of parking spaces. In addition, landscape, hardscape, stormwater retention, and lighting improvements will be included in the project.  As stated in the IA under item 3, the City shall design, construct, install, maintain and repair the public parking areas at its sole cost and expense.