Board of Aldermen 2-26-2020 Page 2
Moving forward you are actually going to come in where there is an existing wall right now; they are going
to reconfigure this stairwell here. The reason why is because this, what is a hallway now, will be
redeveloped into an elevator and an elevator shaft.
There will be some reconfigurations of all the differing business units within the Public Health Building here
to make this work, but that’s the essential major change that we are doing.
Alderman Jette
Can | just ask, could you help me by — where is Elm Street and where is Mulberry Street?
Mr. Cummings
Mulberry Street, Mulberry, Elm.
Alderman Jette
Thank you.
Mr. Cummings
So again next slide, this is the basement and it just shows you that you will come in from the rear and it is
pretty much laid out the same. We are looking to increase some usage along this corner of the building
here by adding some additional office suites, storage, better communal space, trying to get all the business
units that are spread over a couple of floors into one unit in a more efficient way here on the first floor.
And then this is the top floor essentially very minor changes, except for again you will have the elevator
shaft that continues all the way through and then again, it’s just re-laid out. So this is essentially an image
of what it is that we are undertaking which is we are putting in this elevator shaft right here and that is the
major element to this. We did a costing analysis to look at maybe actually just attaching the elevator to the
external of the building as opposed to do it interiorly, and through both having the construction manager
and the architect on board and through their investigations it was more economical to do it interior to the
building.
With that being said, it is my goal to try to get this project underway for May of 2020 and the Board of
Health has recommended this Legislation before you. Thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Are there any questions for Director Cummings on this project.
Alderman Jette
So remind me, when this started, when | looked | saw that originally there was a bond...
Mr. Cummings
| was five years old.
Alderman Jette
There was a bond of $1.2 and then that was back in ...
