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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.
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• List of the alternatives that were priced but not included in the base price of the
three stations.
• Highlight the costs that are interdependent, such as those that are tied to
construction.
• Include a table of all rooms, uses, and square footage in the plan for Fire Station
51.
• Confirmation that a generator remains in the program and base price.
FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 12, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REQUESTED.
B. Contract: Public Safety Plan Building Envelope Consultant
Staff is seeking Council approval of a contract with JRS Engineering for envelope consulting
services for Fire Stations 51,52, 54, and the Justice Center buildings. A building"envelope" is
the separation between the interior and exterior of a building, and associated services include
control of air, water, vapor and thermal leakage. Envelope services are standard for
construction projects and can be costly if not performed adequately. The estimated cost for
envelope services for the design only phase of the Public Safety Plan projects is $80,000.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 12,2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
C. Fire Department Apparatus Purchases
Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase two Fire Pumper/Engines and one Aerial Ladder
Truck with $3,091,784.01 in proceeds from the Public Safety Bond. A pricing discount of 3% is
available through an existing Interlocal Contract for Cooperative Purchasing if the purchase is
completed by March 2, 2018. The purchase price is also under the $3,597,123 amount budgeted
in the Public Safety Plan. The ladder truck was planned for purchase in 2019, but staff
recommends proceeding in 2018 to take advantage of the discount. Chair McLeod asked for staff
to return to Committee of the Whole with an estimate of the other costs associated with outfitting
the new vehicles, such as technology, decals, etc. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REQUESTED.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6:35 p.m.
cy�i Committee Chair Approval
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