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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/13/1995 R $ F I E L D Patricia J. DeMond, Chair : ' ~ner er er~'' Irma Carson Kevin McDermott / AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMI'I-rEE Monday, November 13, 1995 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12:15 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Patricia J. DeMond, Chair; and Kevin McDermott Absent: Councilmember Irma Carson 2. APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. CONVENTION CENTER HVAC Staff in conjunction with Honeywell made a presentation to the Committee which summarized the results of Honeywell's recently completed technical APPROVED AS SUBNITTED FEBRUARY 5, 1996 FILE COP AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, November 13, 1995 Page -2- report on the Convention Center HVAC retrofit project. The technical proposal outlined the scope of work for the project including the cost of $2,489,000. Honeywell indicated that there were three additional work items that needed to be addressed, which had not been included in the original cost estimate. The first was $85,000 for additional core related structural work and the second was $80,000 for additional asbestos work. The third item addressed structural repairs to certain floor and wall areas. The cost is unknown at this time, but Honeywell estimated that such repairs could reach $1 million. Additional study and testing is needed, including core sampling, in that it was felt the reinforcing steel may have deteriorated from chemical erosion. It was further indicated that the HVAC retrofit could be completed without the structural repairs being incorporated at this time by utilizing some reinforcement work under the floor in question, but that the issue would need to be addressed at some time in the future. Staff indicated funds are available in the Building Replacement Reserve. Chairman DeMond requested staff provide an estimate of the cost of the repairs if done now, or later, taking into consideration that the applicable HVAC equipment would need to be removed and reinstalled should the work be completed later. Staff asked that the Committee recommend approval of the scope of work outlined, including the two additional items and study of the structural damage. The Committee voted to recommend this to the City Council. Councilmember McDermott directed staff to develop an estimate of what it would cost the city to build a new convention center facility, or replace the back half of the current center. 6. NEW BUSINESS The Committee, for the public's convenience, voted to take New Business issues in the following order: C., A., D., and B. A. SIDEWALK PUSHCART VENDORS The City Attorney presented an amendment to Chapter 5.45 of the Municipal Code which provided for other merchandise to be sold through sidewalk vendors. Currently only food and drink is allowed to be sold through sidewalk pushcart vendors. A member of the public spoke in favor AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, November 13, 1995 Page -3- of the amendment, indicated that sales of all merchandise by sidewalk vendors should be allowed as long as the City regulates it. The Committee cited concerns from business owners over the unfair competition from sidewalk vendors. The Committee voted to make no change to the current ordinance and continue to allow only food and drinks to be sold. B. FALSE ALARMS A representative of the Police Department presented a request from the local school districts in Bakersfield to get a waiver or reduction of the City's charges for false alarms. Staff indicated that the false alarms are quite costly to the Police Department because they require 3 to 4 patrol units to respond. It was further stated that without a penalty for frequent false alarms, the school district's would have less incentive to fix malfunctions in the alarm systems. The Committee indicated that the school districts are not charged for the first four false alarms at each site, per year. The Committee voted to deny the request for a waiver or reduction in charges for school districts. C. THE BAKERSFIELD SIGN Staff presented the Committee with the current options for addressing the Bakersfield Sign issue. Based on recent discussions with Frank Collins of Mesa Marin Raceway, it was determined that if Mesa Marin took the structure that they would remove the sign portion of the bridge and replace it with advertising. The Save Our Sign Committee indicated that this was not acceptable. The other alternative was to move ahead with a Caltrans study of the structure to determine what improvements would be required to refurbish the sign. The City Manager indicated that the Private Committee should provide the $5,000 match to the $5,000 in Caltrans funds for the study. He stated that if the City funded the study that it might inhibit private donations for the refurbishing and maintenance of the structure because of the perception that the City was taking care of it. Dr. Patel, the current owner of the sign, asked for City involvement in the funding. The Committee discussed the various options available for funding the Caltrans study and voted to recommend that the total cost of the study be paid 50% by Caltrans, 25% by the City and 25% by the private group not to exceed a total of $10,000. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, November 13, 1995 Page -4- D. AMENDMENT OF CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN Staff summarized the proposed amendment which included funding for the Alliance Against Family Violence and the Boys and Girls Club. Staff indicated that Councilmember Carson had objected to the funding for the Boys and Girls Club because their request had been considered outside of the City's annual competitive process for receiving CDBG grants. Staff stated that the funding was to match State funding that the organization had received for facility rehabilitation and did not fit into the budget cycle. Funds for the Boys and Girls Club grant would come from the multi-family rehabilitation program, but would still leave approximately $80,000 for the multi-family program. The Committee discussed the possibility of redirecting all of the funds from this program. The Committee agreed to recommend approval of the amendment as presented, to the City Council. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council