2018-02-05 Public Safety Minutes

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City of Tu kwi la City Council Public Safety Committee PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 5, 2018-5:30 p.m. -Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod,Acting Chair; Dennis Robertson, Kathy Hougardy(by phone) Staff: Rachel Bianchi, Jay Wittwer, Bruce Linton, Gail Labanara, Chris Flores, Nora Gierloff, Peggy McCarthy, Sherry Wright, Henry Hash, Aaron Johnson, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Carrie Holmes, Shiels Obletz Johnsen; Steve Goldblatt, PSP Program Management Quality Assurance consultant; Jerry Thornton, resident CALL TO ORDER: Acting Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. ANNOUNCEMENT II. BUSINESSAGENDA A. Fire Station 51 Schematic Design Staff is seeking Council approval to proceed with the Design Development phase of the new Fire Station 51 building. Schematic Design is now complete, providing the Council with the first predictable budget for the project. Both Weinstein A+U and Lydig Construction performed independent cost estimation of the schematic design, which was then reconciled to the satisfaction of all parties. Estimators took the costs identified for Station 51 and applied them to Stations 52 and 54. The projected cost for all three stations is approximately $20.4 million above the budget identified in the Public Safety Bond due to the market conditions previously discussed, and the Finance Committee is beginning review of alternatives for funding this gap. Staff recommends proceeding to the next phase, design development, while the Finance Committee identifies financing strategies. The Council will continue to have future decision points which can serve as off-ramps if a satisfactory funding strategy is not adopted. The proposed design includes savings associated with value engineering and does not include some of the programming options discussed previously, such as fueling station and extra parking. Mr. Goldblatt,the Council's Program Management Quality Assurance consultant, concurs with staff's recommendation to move forward to the next phase. Committee members discussed the proposal and asked clarifying questions. Chair McLeod asked if the Fire Department was satisfied with the trade-offs in the proposal. Firefighters present stated that square footage and storage will remain a concern, and that the on-site fuel station should be evaluated on the basis of operational savings as well. However, other staff and the consultant confirmed that the square footage is larger on all three station designs than on existing stations. Committee members agreed to forward the discussion to the Committee of the Whole with the following additional information requests: • Comparison of the size of the apparatus bay accommodating a ladder truck versus one needed forjust an engine.