- February 11, 2025
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The city has issued an invitation to bid for construction of the South Peninsula Reclaimed Water Main Expansion Project. The project would expand usage of treated wastewater for irrigation by properties on the beachside south of Granada Boulevard.
Currently, reclaimed water service is available to properties on Seton Trail, Ormond Parkway, and Magnolia Drive, and the new project would expand it to the rest of the beachside. It’s already available north of Granada Boulevard.
The city promotes usage of treated water for irrigation because it means less demand on groundwater. It reduces the amount of treated wastewater released into waterways, reducing nutrients in bays and rivers.
Part of the cost will be funded by a grant of $1.2 million from the St. Johns River Water Management District. Wastewater impact fees of $938,400 will also be used. The city also will issue a bond of $1.2 million which will be paid back with future water and sewer fund fees.
The City Commission unanimously approved, at their Jan. 17 meeting, a settlement of a lawsuit in which the city agrees to pay $82,500.
This case involved personal injuries sustained by Joseph Rauseo as a result of a fall that occurred on January 10, 2015, at the city’s basketball court on Fleming Avenue in Central Park.
Rauseo had indicated a willingness to settle the case for $82,500, according to the meeting agenda documents. The case was set for jury trial on Feb. 13.
Rauseo sustained an injury to his left ankle region while playing basketball. He claimed that his foot stuck in an unknown waxy substance causing him to fall and fracture his ankle, according to the document. He claimed that the ankle injury affected his ability to attend college and play football on a scholarship.
The city asserted the defenses that it did not have actual or constructive knowledge of the waxy substance, that the waxy substance was open and obvious and that it exercised reasonable care in maintaining the property, among other arguments. However, attorneys for the city recommended settling the claim because of the uncertainty of a jury trial and the litigation costs, according to the document.
The City Commission approved, at their Jan. 17 meeting, a work authorization for Hall Construction Co. to repair the sally port at Ormond Beach Police Dept.
The sally port is the multiple-sealed, secure entrance used by the police for logging in detainees and is a multiple sealed entrance port. This project was included in the five year Capital Improvement Plan in the amount of $56,000, after receiving cost estimates.
Over the years, the ceiling of the sally port and bullet proof entry door to the holding cell area have sustained damage from condensation dripping from the overhead air conditioning ducts.
The HVAC fresh air duct in the equipment room requires total replacement as it has rusted. The ceiling inside of the holding area has been damaged and requires replacement and the holding cell door requires additional work as it difficult to open, according to the meeting agenda document.
