Cape council to get history refresher on Yacht Club rebuild
Cape Coral City Council will receive a refresh of the Yacht Club project history dating back to January 2019 Wednesday.
At last week’s meeting, City Manager Michael Ilczyszyn said staff was preparing a presentation for the workshop to clear up “misunderstanding in the community,” as well as a deconstruct of the total cost.
The total estimated project cost is $197.43 million.
The cost for the new floating and fixed docks is $12 million, fuel system and tanks $3 million, harbormaster building $7 million, civil site improvements/utilities $35 million, a parking garage for $38 million, beach restroom $4 million, resort style pool for $11 million, lifeguard/concession/pump building for $7 million, maintenance building for $2 million and the community center for $45 million.
The remaining project construction cost is $164 million: seawalls construction cost is $22.8 million, design and permitting cost is $9.43 million and the CEI costs estimate for four years is $1.20 million.
The project began when the voters approved a $60 million General Obligation Bond to support the master plan projects.
The Yacht Club park was part of that $60 plan which included both park expansions and new parks.
In January 2019, council authorized $10,980,027 for improvements at the Yacht Club. That March, consultant requests for proposal were submitted, and the design contract was executed in July. In August, a walk-through was conducted with Kimley Horn where the seawalls were evaluated with the conclusion they had reached the end of their life.
Public workshops were held, as well as individual meetings with council members in October 2019 and January 2020. Master plan approval came in February 2020.
Wright Construction Group was selected to provide construction manager at risk services in May 2020, and 90% of plans were complete with a new estimate $52 million after plans were expanded to include such things as a parking garage.
The Guaranteed Maximum Price was developed and waiting on final permit comments in July 2022.
A few months later, in September, Hurricane Ian made landfall and destroyed much of the infrastructure include the marina and outbuildings.
The path changed from there when a request for a new master plan took shape in January 2023, followed by a consensus from council to reallocate all GO Bond funds to other projects and finance the Yacht Club improvements with other resources in March 2023.
In May 2024 the updated master plan was approved and the design contract was amended for construction and permitting documents in July 2024. The updated master plan included a new community center, lifeguard/pumphouse, beach restroom, expanded parking garage, harbor master building, maintenance building, resort and children’s pool and site amenities.
In other business:
Other topics on Wednesday’s workshop agenda include the median landscape program templates, building permit fees – private provider discount, proposed changes to the fence ordinance, financial impact concerning state proposals on property taxes, Chapter 26 charter school authority amendments and a discussion about the charter referendum.
The meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in City Council chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.