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HomeMy Public PortalAbout13) 10D Approve the use of funds in the demolition and site preparation budget for the 5800 TC Blvd propertyCity Council May 20, 2014 Page 2 of 3 6. On April 25, 2014, the Committee, Interim City Manager Penman, and staff met to discuss potential uses of the 5800 Temple City Blvd . property. The Committee directed staff to explore options for future development, work with an architect to prepare schematic designs, and present options to full City Council. 7. In May 2014, Interim City Manager Penman, requested a proposal from Gonzalez Goodale Architects for the preparation of conceptual/schematic designs for future uses of 5800 Temple City Boulevard property. In accordance with the City's purchasing policy, budgeted expenditures for professional services costing less than $25,000, the City Manager may negotiate a contract directly with the contractor without obtaining three quotes. 8. On May 1, 2014, the City issued bids for the abatement of hazardous bu ilding materials at 5800 Temple City Blvd. mortuary building. ANALYSIS: The City has been examining opportunities for potential open spaces, alleviating parking shortages, and creating economic development opportunities in the downtown area. While the City originally purchased the 5800 Temple City Blvd. property for a parking lot, the community has voiced their interest in utilizing the site for other uses. With commun ity input received from the Strategic Plan and Parks and Open Space Master Plan, there is an opportunity to utilize the site for a variety of uses other than parking, including: a pocket park; mixed use project; commercial use; or a combination of the potential uses (i.e., parking and pocket park). Currently, the City has two parks, Temple City Park and Live Oak Park. According to the recently adopted Parks and Open Space Master Plan, the community ranks pocket parks/ small neighborhood parks among the top ten facility/amenity priorities. During the Strategic Plan community meetings, residents and businesses also ranked downtown improvements, business promotion, and outdoor dining at restaurants as priorities for the City's upcoming projects. Due to the strategic location of the site in the downtown core and community input received , the Future Development of City Properties Standing Committee thought it was in the City's best interest to revisit the potential uses of the 5800 Temple City Blvd. site. Once conceptual/schematic designs for future uses of 5800 Temple City Blvd. site are complete, staff will present the conceptual designs to the City Council for further deliberation on the use of the site. CONCLUSION: The City Council is requested to approve use of $14,000 from the Demolition and Site Preparation budget for 5800 Temple City Blvd. Parking Lot for an Architectural Services Agreement with Gonzalez Goodale Architects, Inc. to prepare conceptual/schematic City Council May 20, 2014 Page 3 of 3 designs for future uses of 5800 Temple City Boulevard property in an amount not to exceed $14,000. FISCAL IMPACT: On June 4, 2013, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 City Budget which appropriated $200,000 for the demolition and site preparation for 5800 Temple City Blvd. parking lot. To date no monies has been expended. However, the City recently issued a bid for the abatement of hazardous building materials and will be issuing a bid for the demolition of the mortuary building in late May early June. Since the demolition bid has not yet been issued, and bids for the abatement of hazardous building materials have not yet been received, bid estimates for the abatement and demolition are not known at this time. Should the bid estimates received for the demolition and abatement of hazardous building materials for the site expend more than $200,000, a budget appropriation will be requested during a Regular City Council Meeting, however, staff believes there are adequate funds for the demolition, abatement work and site planning analysis.