To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Ernie Cabral, Associate Civil Engineer
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Agreement for Senior Activity Center - Phase 1 Renovation Architectural and Engineering Design Services
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Approve an agreement with Napa Design Partners, LLC, for Senior Activity Center - Phase 1 Renovation architectural and engineering design services in an amount not to exceed $142,500 and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement on behalf of the City and determine that the actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The Parks and Recreation Services Department retained PROS Consulting in conjunction with Williams Architects in June 2014 to develop a Feasibility Study for future improvements at the Senior Activity Center. A two-phased project approach was developed which included a Phase 1 short term capital improvements plan and a Phase 2 long term concept plan. To move forward with the first phase of short term capital improvements, the City contracted with Williams Architects as the City's owner's representative to assist staff with selecting and overseeing a Local Architect of Record to complete the design of these capital improvements and ensure that the necessary Phase 1 programmatic elements are incorporated into the final design.
The Phase 1 design concepts were presented at a community Open House, in addition to Senior Advisory Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission meetings, and finalized with approval at the City Council meeting on October 18, 2016. The current funding for the project will not cover the cost of all project elements. Therefore, the Parks and Recreation Department has requested additional funding as part of the FY17-18 budget process and applied for various grants to close this gap. Because of the funding uncertainties, Williams Architects' final design concept ...
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