2019-10-08 Transportation and Infrastructure Minutes

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Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Minutes October 8, 2019 E. Demolition Agreement: Public Safety Plan - Public Works Shops Phase 1 Staff is seeking Council approval of Amendment No. 5 to Contract 18-001 with Lydig Construction in the amount of $73,707 for demolition of the Lifestyles landscape building and the former coffee shop building on the new Public Works shops site. Council Resolution 1964 declared these building, fixtures and equipment as surplus and authorized their disposal, and demolition is deemed necessary to begin the other site improvements and to deter squatters and trespassers. Chair Idan noted that the estimated project management hours seemed high and asked if BNBuilders had been asked to participate? Staff stated that Lydig has the capacity to perform this demolition work now and BNBuilders do not. RETURN TO COMMITTEE. F. Public Safety Plan - Public Works Shops Phase 1 Staff is seeking Council approval to move forward with Phase 1 of the Public Works facility Master Plan, which was created by SHKS Architects in partnership with Public Works staff at all levels. Staff recommends beginning implementation of the Master Plan by moving the George Long operations, Police vehicle evidence, and spoils from the Longacres site to the Heiser site as the most practical and least expensive option. Subsequent phases will include the entire buildout of the Heiser and UPS sites and relocation of the Minkler operations. The UPS building is not available until 2023. Phase 1 is estimated to cost $8.2 million. The CIP budget for PW Shops has a balance of $3.783 million, so an additional $4.4 million is needed. Of that, $2.2 million is available from utilities, and existing resources can be reallocated to fund the remainder, offset by reduced debt service payments due to better than projected interest rates. The City needs to identify funding for Phase 2 and beyond and will put together a comprehensive facilities plan to identify all the needs. Councilmembers discussed the proposal and did not arrive at a recommendation to move forward with Phase 1 at this time. Staff was asked to return to Committee with additional information on the following: • Better justification for George Long operations to move ahead of Minkler operations • Other options for housing Minklerstaff, such as former landscaping building, 6300 Building, Station 51 • Opportunity to discuss Phase 2 and beyond • Call out in the memo that no utility projects will be delayed by moving forward • Cost estimate for improving current Minkler site • Contingency update on other Public Safety Plan projects RETURN TO COMMITTEE. II. MISCELLANEOUS The Transportation Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m. Committee Chair Approval Minutes by LH