10:55

AM EST January 3, 2017 Jordan Ferrell

Committee moves to suspend pier

contract; no timetable for repairs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Members of Jacksonville City Council have
further moved to suspend all monetary contractual obligations of Dania
Pier Management Corporation to the Jacksonville Beach Pier until
damages caused by Hurricane Matthew are repaired.

The Neighborhoods, Community Investments & Services Committee

voted 6-0 in favor of Ordinance 2016-778 on Tuesday morning.

At the request of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, the ordinance would

amend the Agreement for Operation, Management and Maintenance of
the Jacksonville Beach Pier and Retail Concession between the City of
Jacksonville and Dania Pier Management Corp.

The First Amendment to the ve-year contractual agreement between

the two parties would add a new Section 22.12:

Obligations of the Parties in the Event of a

Natural Disaster Closing the Pier.
In the event the Pier is closed and operation of
the Pier is rendered unsafe or impossible
because of damages to the Pier caused by a
natural disaster, all obligations of the parties
under this Agreement are suspended until
completion of repairs to the Pier which allow it
to be opened again to the public. During such
period of closure, the annual lease amount of
$60,000.00 per year for the term during which
the Pier is closed shall prorated and no monthly
amounts will be due during the period the Pier is
closed for the repairs.
The annual lease payment listed on the ordinance and concurrent
legislative summary was recently amended to read the correct amount
of $66,000. The scal impact of such a deferment would equate to
$5,500 in lost revenue for the City of Jacksonville each month.

The legislation will have to go before City Council once more before the
ordinance goes into e ect. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Beach Pier
remains closed to the public.

A study to determine the exact reasons as to why the pier was unable to
withstand the storm surge from Hurricane Matthew should be released
sometime in the near future.

However, there is no current timetable for when the repairs are

expected to be nished.

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