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Amend Exhibit A of Resolution 17-17 regarding the proposed extension of Penny for Pinellas to amend the proposed project list and adopt Resolution 17-22.
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SUMMARY:
On April 25, 2017, Resolution 17-17 was approved in support of the proposed extension of the one-cent local government infrastructure surtax (Penny for Pinellas), which included a proposed project list and the Penny IV Interlocal Agreement with Pinellas County.
The proposed project list, Exhibit A, is amended to include the following changes:
• A new project, Public Safety Vehicle/Equipment Facility is being added to the list with a proposed budget of $1.5 million;
• The Police District III (Countryside Sub Station) project is being increased by $500,000 to a new total of $6 million; and
• The Athletic Fields & Facilities Upgrades/Improvements project is being created with a proposed budget of $14.5 million to combine three Parks and Recreation sports facility projects into one grouped project. (Major League Baseball Facilities, Youth Sports Fields Renovations, and McMullen Tennis Complex Expansion).
• The Sand Key Bridge Replacement Fund project is being reduced by $2 million to a new total of $28 million to fund the increases listed above.