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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1999 0602 CC REG ITEM 10A i ITEM A * CITY OF 1*10011PARK,CALIFORNIA City Council:Meeting Of ACTION: A ri I V?d0tfl f f - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPOR hiOtttim filL:)ed CITY OF MOORPARK r)IIih,"fin 1 TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services �rc_ DATE : May 27, 1999 (CC Meeting of June 2, 1999) SUBJECT: Consider Approval of Design and Specifications for the Senior Center Expansion Project, Reallocation of CDBG Funds, and the Adoption of Resolution No. 99- , Appropriating Funds to Complete the Project SUMMARY The City Council is being asked to approve the final design and construction specifications for the Senior Center Expansion Project, and to authorize the release of the bid document . Along with the plans and specifications, the City Council is being asked to adopt the attached resolution finalizing appropriations for the project. Additionally, staff is recommending that the Council include, as a separate work item within the Senior Center Expansion Project, funding to perform termite extermination services (not to exceed $12, 000) . A copy of the Senior Center Expansion bid specifications and plans have been placed at the City Council' s desk for review. 13ACKGROUND To date, the City Council has approved allocations equaling $354, 355 for the design and construction of the Senior Center Expansion Project. The history and funding sources of each allocation is as follows : Funding Date Purpose Approved Source CDBG 1/97 Design/Construction $104, 296 CDBG 1/98 Design/Construction 150, 634 CDBG 3/98 ADA Improvements 35, 000 FEMA 4/98 Seismic Retrofit 36, 500 AAA 12/98 Construction 27, 925 Grant OU0406c Sr. Center Expansion Page 2 Total $354, 355 * $9, 125 of the FEMA project proposed to be funded from the General Fund. In February 1998, the City Council awarded a contract to Meyer and Associates to provide architectural services ($20, 815) . The Council directed that staff and the architect meet with the Senior Center Advisory Committee to identify space needs and develop design alternatives . In April, 1998, the City appropriated $35, 000 for the design and construction of ADA improvements to the Senior Center and Community Center. The architect' s agreement was amended to include the design of the ADA improvements at a cost not to exceed $2, 800 . The improvements include modifications to the existing doorways, identification of door hardware specifications, and restroom modifications . In June, 1998, FEMA approved the City' s request for funding for seismic retrofit work for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which is housed in the Citrus Room of the Community Center. This was in response to the City' s Hazard Mitigation Grant application submitted to FEMA in 1995. The approved request was for $36, 500, of which $27, 375 will be funded by FEMA and the remaining $9, 125 by the City. The contract with Meyer and Associates was amended to include the design work at a cost not to exceed $9, 500 . No action by the City Council has been taken to date to identify the source for the City' s share ($9, 125) of the seismic retrofit work. If the City elects not to proceed with the construction of the retrofit, FEMA would not reimburse any portion of the $9, 500 for the design work already completed. Following meetings between the Senior Center Advisory Committee and the architect in early 1998, a recommendation was forwarded to the City Council. On July 1, 1998, the Council approved the conceptual design for the Project with a number of alternate components . However, the Council made no final decision or commitment on the actual scope of work for construction. The design alternates for the Senior Center included: 1) a room addition adjacent to the east side of the Citrus Room, 2) enclosure of the breezeway at the front of the Community Center, 3) installation of an operable sound wall, \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 0004 � Sr. Center Expansion Page 3 4) and automatic front doors . The architect was directed to proceed with construction plans and specifications . Consideration of a room addition to the south of the Senior Center, near the flag pole, was rejected by both the City Council and the Senior Center Advisory Committee, and was therefore excluded from the final design. On March 3, 1999, the City Council approved a contract with PICON, not to exceed $27, 300, for project coordination. Staff and the Project Coordinator (Phil Vein) have been working with the architect to review, modify, and finalize construction plans and specifications . Both have now been completed and the Council is being asked to approve the plans and specifications . Staff will then solicit and advertise for bid proposals . DISCUSSION As stated above, the City secured the architectural services of Meyer and Associates to assist in identifying the various expansion alternatives and the final design plans and construction specifications . After the City Council approved the conceptual design of the expansion project and alternates, Randy Meyer, of Meyer and Associates, worked with City staff and the Senior Center Advisory Committee to prioritize space needs . To that end, the Senior Center Advisory Committee has recently restated its space priorities as follows, and listed in the order of priority: 1) the addition adjacent to the east side of the Citrus Room, 2) the operable sound wall, and 3) Breezeway Enclosure. The Committee has not participated in discussions regarding the seismic retrofit work, since this is not in their purview. With the input of the Advisory Committee, staff and the architect have developed a scope of work for the project consisting of a base bid component and alternates . Based on final bid costs and the amount of funding available, the Council can elect to proceed with one or more of the alternates . Project Costs and Scope of Work The cost identified for the bid components include the design work, project coordination (PICON) , plan check and permits, a site survey (completed) , CDBG compliance, bid document printing and postage, \\MOR_PRI_SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc Sr. Center Expansion Page 4 and construction (including a loo construction contingency) . Most of the non-construction costs and some CDBG compliance; e.g. , design, permits, site survey, are budgeted in the Base Bid component . Base Bid - Includes the room addition adjacent to the east side of the Citrus Room. This room is approximately 1, 602-sq. ft. and includes the operable sound wall that would be used to divide the room. Additionally, it includes ADA handicap improvements (restroom and door hardware) throughout the existing Community Center. The Council specifically allocated $35, 000 to perform ADA improvements . The base bid no longer includes the construction of two small offices within the existing Senior Center; Senior Center staff and the Advisory Committee have indicated that they do not believe the offices will be productive and recommended that they be eliminated. The base bid represents the City' s original intent of the expansion project and consists of the two top priorities identified by the Senior Center Advisory Committee (the addition and the operable wall) . If built as proposed, it will provide a large multipurpose room that can be used for a variety of activities and can be divided into two separate rooms when needed. The room also includes a sink and storage space that will enhance senior programs . The estimate for the base bid, including design, construction, project coordination, CDBG compliance, and administration is approximately $343, 500. Bid Alternate A - Includes the enclosure of the Breezeway in front of the Senior Center and Citrus Room consisting of 863 sq. ft. If approved, the Breezeway Enclosure will function as the lobby area for the Senior Center and will include a front counter reception area and a small work/meeting room at the south end. Additionally, the Enclosure calls for a separate outside entrance to the Citrus Room to provide access to the room for the general public without going through the Senior Center lobby. This alternate was the Advisory Committee' s third top priority. It is estimated that Alternate A will add an additional $111, 000 to the base bid cost. Bid Alternate B - This Alternate addresses the seismic retrofit work for the Citrus Room funded by FEMA. FEMA approved the \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc GU04(.Y%.o Sr. Center Expansion Page S retrofit under its Hazard Mitigation Program in the amount of $36, 500 ($10, 000 for design and $26, 500 for construction) . FEMA' s share of the funding is $27, 375, the City' s share is $9, 125, which is proposed to be funded from the General Fund Reserve. The actual design cost for the retrofit was $9, 500, and the architect estimates that construction will cost approximately $25, 000. However, staff and the project coordinator believe that there is a possibility that the construction cost estimate may be too conservative and may be closer to $35, 000. The work required to install additional tie- downs and bracing can be difficult since it involves opening the wall and excavation of the floor. Because some walls were constructed as add-ons, the existing structural status of these walls is unknown. The retrofit work does not include removing the two existing structural posts in the Citrus Room. It' s important to note that the City will be responsible for any cost increases . If the City elects not to proceed with the structural retrofit work, FEMA would not reimburse any portion of the $9, 500 for the design work already completed. Bid Alternate C - Involves the elimination of the operable sound wall from the base bid. This Alternate was identified in the event the base bid costs exceed the architect' s estimate and the Council elects to reduce the scope of work. Structural support for the wall would remain in the base bid to accommodate its future installation. The savings from the elimination of the wall is estimated to be approximately $20, 160 . Automatic Front Doors The Senior Center Advisory Committee has expressed a strong desire to see automatic front doors included in the expansion project. The existing front door is heavy and difficult for senior citizens to open, particularly on windy days. The architect indicated that the inclusion of the automatic doors requires additional design work, including electrical, that is outside of his current contractual scope of work. Because no final determination has been made on the inclusion of the Breezeway Enclosure (Alternate A) , steps to allocate additional funding to proceed with the design work were not taken. The design of the Breezeway Enclosure includes manual, double aluminum and glass doors, which will be much lighter and \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 00 4G' Sr. Center Expansion Page 6 easier to open, and will meet all ADA requirements. If the Council elects to include Alternate A and wishes to enhance the door specifications identified in the plans, it can direct that staff negotiate a change order with the successful bidder to substitute for automatic front doors (note - automatic doors require additional maintenance) . Preliminary estimates are that the design and installation of automatic door will be approximately $15, 000 to $23, 000. If, on the other hand, the Council decides not to proceed with Alternate A, the current plan specifications require the replacement of the existing front door with a new single wooden door that will be lighter in weight and ADA accessible. Installation of an automatic door in the front of the existing Senior Center would most likely impact the window and require additional building modifications . Project Budget As stated above, $354, 355 has been identified to date for the construction of the Senior Center Expansion Project (although, only $45, 000 has been appropriated) . If the City Council elects to proceed with the base bid, all three Alternates, and the extermination work, the total cost will be approximately $494, 000 . The Council would need to identify and allocate an additional $139, 646 towards the project. The total project costs for the base bid component, the Alternates, and the termite extermination work, breaks down as follows : WORK EFFORT ESTIMATED COST Base Bid $343, 500 Alternate A (Citrus 111, 000 Room Addition) Alternate B (Seismic 27, 500 Retrofit) Termite Extermination $ 12, 000 \\MOR—PRI_SERV\home—folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc ()0046'-' Sr. Center Expansion Page 7 Complete Project $494 ,000 Total Alternate C (Delete <20, 160> Operable Sound Wall) Staff recommends that the Council approve the design and plan specifications including the base bid component and Alternates A and B, and include Alternate C as a delete option. However, it is recommended that the Council only appropriate funding sufficient to bring the total project budget to $383, 000 to fund the base bid, Alternate B and the extermination work. This would require an additional allocation of $28, 646, not previously identified by the Council . It is intended that funding for Alternate A not be committed at this time, but rather that the Council delay its decision until after the bid proposals have been received and evaluated. The Council will again have the opportunity to review the construction scope of work consistent with the approved base bid and Alternates, prior to awarding a contract. At that time, the City Council could elect to approve and fund Alternate A, or it could proceed with Alternate C, deleting the sound wall as a cost savings measure. Funding Proposal As stated, if the Council elects to fund the base bid, Alternate B and the extermination work as recommended, it will need to allocate an additional $28, 646 to the project . The City currently has $261, 158 in CDBG funds in the Affordable Housing program. These funds are from the 1996 and 1997 CDBG allocations, and the City should spend the money by the end of 1999 or face the possibility of losing all or a portion of the funds. It is anticipated that the City will not be in a position to proceed with significant expenditures in the Housing Program by the end of the calendar year, and reallocating a portion of the funds in the Affordable Housing program to the expansion project would not negatively impact the status or work on Affordable Housing. Staff recommends that the Council take this action, which would leave a balance of $232, 512 of CDBG funds in the Affordable Housing Program. \\MOR_PRI_SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc bs4 Sr. Center Expansion Page 8 The City anticipates that its 1999 CDBG allocation will be $75, 000, and the Council could choose to direct all or a portion of this allocation to the Affordable Housing Program, making the Program whole. If the City Council elects to include Alternate A in the scope of work for the expansion project, it is recommended that a total of $139, 646 be reallocated from the Affordable Housing Program. This action would leave the Program with a funding balance of $121, 512 . Additionally, it is proposed that the City Council appropriate $9, 125 from the General Fund Reserves as its match to the FEMA Grant for the seismic retrofit work. The FEMA grant cannot be matched with CDBG funds . Budget Amendment While past action of the City Council approved funding allocations for the Senior Center Expansion Project, steps were not taken to adopt Resolutions amending the budget to reflect those actions . With the adoption of the attached Resolution, the City Council will be formally documenting its previous funding action as well as the additional funding appropriations ($28, 646) recommended with this Agenda Report. To date, formal budget action has been taken to appropriate $10, 000 for project design in FY 1997/98 . Of that, $4, 923 was spent and the other $5, 076 was carried over to FY 1998/99. Additionally, the Council approved an appropriation of $35, 000 in CDBG for ADA improvements . This brings the total appropriated project budget to $45, 000 ($40, 076 which appears in the FY 1998/99 budget) . As a result, to fully fund the remaining project cost in the current fiscal year, as recommended in the Agenda Report, the attached Resolution would appropriate an additional $338, 001 . Of the $338, 001 additional funding, $309, 355 has been previously approved by the Council as follows: $27, 925 AAA Grant; $36, 500 FEMA Grant (of which $9, 145 is General Fund match) , and $244, 930 from prior years CDBG allocations. To fund the remaining costs, a transfer of CDBG funds from the Affordable Housing program in the amount of $28, 646 is also included in the Resolution. The combined total funding for the project would be $383, 000 . Less the $4, 923 \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 000461 Sr. Center Expansion Page 9 spent in FY 97/98, $378, 077 would be reflected in the FY 1998/99 Budget. It is intended that any project funds remaining unspent in the current fiscal year would be carried over to FY 1999/00 . A summary of the budget amendment action is included as attachment B to this Report. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council : 1 . Approve the bid plans and specifications for the Senior Center Expansion Project, including the base bid, Alternates A, B, and C, and termite extermination work as outlined in the Agenda Report, and direct staff to advertise and release said bid; 2 . Authorize the reallocation of CDBG Funds in the amount of $28, 646 from Affordable Housing to the Senior Center Expansion Project. 3 . Adopt Resolution No. 99- appropriating $27, 925 from the AAA Grant, $244, 930 from previous year' s CDBG funding allocations, and $27, 355 FEMA funding (all from Fund (245) , and transferring $28, 646 in CDBG Funds from the Affordable Housing Program (245.511) and $9, 125 from General Fund Reserves (100) to the Senior Center Expansion Project (400. 702 . 5021 . 804 .xxxx) . \\MOR_PRI_SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 00 4 J Sr. Center Expansion Page 10 ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION NO. 99- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 1998/99 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $300, 210 FROM GRANT SOURCES (245) AND TRANSFERRING $28, 646 CDBG FUNDS FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING (245. 511) AND $9, 145 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE TO THE SENIOR CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT (400 . 702 . 5021 . 804 .XXXX) WHEREAS, on June 16, 1998, the City Council adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 1998/99; and WHEREAS, a staff report has been presented to said Council requesting a budget amendment transferring $28, 646 CDBG Funds from Affordable Housing, $9, 145 from the General Fund Reserve representing the City' s share of the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant, and appropriating $27, 925 AAA Grant, $27, 355 FEMA Grant, and $244, 930 CDBG Funds to the Capital Improvement Budget for the Senior Center Expansion Project; and WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" hereof describes said budget amendment and its resultant impacts to the budget line item(s) ; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1 . A budget amendment transferring $28, 646 CDBG Funds from Affordable Housing (245. 511) , and $9, 145 from the General Fund Reserve (100) , and appropriating $27, 925 AAA Grant, $27, 355 FEMA Grant, and $244, 930 prior year' s CDBG allocations (245) to the Senior Center Expansion Project (400 . 702 . 5021 . 804 .xxxx) expenditure budget as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto is hereby approved. \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 0 004` Sr. Center Expansion Page 11 SECTION 2 . The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption to the resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of June, 1999 . Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S . Traffenstedt, City Clerk \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 004 Sr. Center Expansion Page 12 Exhibit A Resolution NO. 99- SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS IN/ (OUT) BY FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER CURRENT SUPPLEMENTAL REVISED TRANSFER TRANSFER IN/OUT TRANSFER IN/OUT IN/OUT 245.702.5021.000.3449 ($40,076) ($309,355) ($349, 431) 245.702.502.1000.9801 40, 076 328, 856 368, 932 245.511.5048.000.9801 261, 158 (28, 646) 232, 512 100.511.5048.000.9801 0 9, 145 9, 145 NET TRANSFER: (should be $0) 0 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BY ACCOUNT NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER CURRENT SUPPLEMENTAL REVISED TRANSFER TRANSFER IN/OUT TRANSFER IN/OUT IN/OUT 400.511.5048.000.9903 $261, 158 ($28, 646) $232, 512 (affordable housing) TOTALS: F$261, 158 ($28, 646) $232, 512 ACCOUNT NUMBER CURRENT SUPPLEMENTAL REVISED APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATION / (REDUCTION) 400.702.5021.000.3992 ($40, 076) ($309, 355) ($349, 431) 400.702.5021.000.9102 5, 076 31, 924 37, 000 400.702.5021.804. 9902 35, 000 306, 077 341, 077 TOTALS: $28, 646 $28, 646 \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc Sr. Center Expansion Page 13 ATTACHMENT B PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT SUMMARY PROJECT BUDGET STATUS AMOUNT SUMMARY Total Proposed $383, 000 Project Budget Spent in FY 97/98 <4, 923> FY 98/99 40, 076 Appropriations Unappropriated $338, 001 Project Balance NEW AMOUNT PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS AAA Grant $27, 925 FEMA Grant ($36, 500 27, 355 less $9, 145) General Fund (FEMA 9, 145 match) Prior year CDBG 244, 930 REALLOCATION OF CDBG 28, 646 (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) Total New $338, 001 Appropriations : \\MOR PRI SERV\home folders\MLindley\SENIORS\sr center exp rfp ccagd.doc 0r o .�''C -Le m l 0-�9. MEMORANDUM COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT '77 CF y TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services DATE: May 28, 1999 SUBJECT: Update on Funding Status of Senior Center Expansion Project After the printing and distribution of the City Council Agenda Packet, I have additional information on the status of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) grant previously awarded to the City. The grant amount is $27,925 and was awarded to the City to assist with the design and construction of the Breezeway Enclosure. Prior to receiving the grant award, the City approved the design of the Senior Center Expansion, which included the Breezeway Enclosure as a bid Alternate. However, the Council made no commitment on whether the Breezeway Alternate would actually be constructed. Rather, the Council indicated that a decision regarding the construction of the Breezeway would be made at the time a construction contract was awarded. In November 1998, the Council approved the City's AAA grant application for one-time-only capital funds to assist with the enclosure of the Breezeway, which had been identified by the City Council as a design alternate in the Senior Center Expansion Project. At that time, Council was informed that if it chose not to proceed with the construction of the Breezeway Enclosure, the funds would be returned to the AAA. A major requirement of the AAA grant is that the funds must be obligated by June 30, 1999. By obligated, the AAA means that the City must have a contract in place for the expenditure of the funds. As a result of a number of complexities involved with the project to date, including potential Fire District requirements, which were later dropped, the City will not be in a position to encumber the funds until the end of July or early August. It had been my belief that because the City was so close to encumbering the funds, that the AAA could get a waiver on the timeline. I have since learned that the AAA does not have the flexibility to grant waivers of any duration. Staff will continue to explore other avenues to see if there is any possibility that the funding timeline can be extended, but it appears unlikely. Therefore, the Council needs to be aware that the $27,925 AAA grant identified in the Agenda Report may no longer be available. With the loss of the $27,925, the City Council could reallocate $56,570 from Affordable Housing, rather than the $28,646 currently identified in the Agenda Report. This would leave $204,588 in the Affordable Housing Program. I will let you know if there is any change in the status of the funds. However, if there is no change and the City must return the grant, I will provide the Council with a revised project budget and Budget Amendment Resolution for consideration. cc: Steve Kueny, City Manager