SpecialMtg 2018-12-10 Item 2F - Public Safety Plan - Fire Stations Contract Amendment #2 with Weinstein Architects and Urban Designers for $383,462

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City of Tukwila City Council Public Safety Committee PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes December 3, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Thomas McLeod Staff: David Cline, Raejean Kreel, Bruce Linton, Rachel Bianchi, Trish Kinlow, Kim Walden, Chris Flores, Jay Wittwer, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. ANNOUNCEMENT II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Resolution: 2018 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that adopt the City of Tukwila 2018 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). Staff is proposing no changes to the CEMP that was adopted in 2014 at this time, but state law requires renewal every five years in order to maintain eligibility for federal grants. A more thorough review and update will be conducted in 2019. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO DECEMBER 10, 2018 SPECIAL CONSENT AGENDA. B. Fire Department Purchase of Extrication Equipment Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase four sets of extrication equipment ("jaws of life") in the amount of $100,590.30 using Public Safety Plan bond funds. The current equipment is fourteen years old and needs replacing. The proposed new equipment is battery powered, more environmentally responsible, stronger, and designed to defeat modern vehicle design and construction. Committee members expressed support for the purchase but requested a single page showing the total cost. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO DECEMBER 10, 2018 SPECIAL CONSENT AGENDA. C. Contract Amendment: Weinstein Architects and Urban Designers Staff is seeking Council approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract 17-068 in the amount of $383,462 with Weinstein Architects & Urban Designers for the design of the new fire stations. This addition will compensate the A&E team for the approximately 5% of additional costs to Stations 51 and 52 that resulted from the removal of Station 54. There are also some additional fees associated with the Council's decision to make Station 52 a drive -through station and retaining various alternates associated with each station. The increase to the contract is within the existing Council -approved budget for Stations 51 and 52. Mr. Goldblatt stated that this amendment will capture the A&E scope for the rest of the project. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO DECEMBER 10, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND SPECIAL MEETING. 25