Finance Committee - 06/03/2020 Page 10
Alderman Klee
Thank you. | appreciate this information Director Kleiner and as you stated this is going to be funded through
the GOFEER Fund. When the work actually has to begin, we are looking at quite an upheaval, correct with the
possible removal of walls and moving all kinds of other types of things. But based on what you mentioned and
so on, this is going to be necessary to continue forward because of this virus and so on. Is that correct?
Director Kleiner
That is correct Alderman Klee. So we had some significant challenges and I'll just give you an example. I’m
sure you all know that when you walk into the motor vehicles office, if you have a resident at each window,
neither the residents, the citizens that are there to do business nor the employees sitting behind the counter
would be at six foot intervals. None of them would be socially distant. So that creates a problem. Down in
Assessing, if you’ve been down to that customer service area, you can probably fit about three people in that
space where we do customer service down there, none would be six feet apart and none of that area is ADA
compliant. So we would be looking at an ADA (audio static) as well.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
What is that noise?
Alderman Klee
Mr. Mayor, | have a follow up.
Mayor Donchess
Alderwoman Klee.
Mayor Donchess
Thank you so much | appreciate it. Ms. Kleiner the other question | have is we have a drop dead date or close
to that when this has to be completed and so on. So this is truly an urgent issue, is it not?
Director Kleiner
It is a very urgent issue and it’s a very aggressive timeline. We actually had two of the architects that came
through that did not feel that they could meet our timeline, which is why they did not bid. There is a great deal
of construction in many areas, both public and private. Many places are looking for this type of work to be
done and contractors and architects are being pulled in many directions.
Alderman Klee
Thank you, and Mr. Mayor if | could, just one more question.
Mayor Donchess
Yes, go head.
Alderman Klee
When did the work have to be completed by; towards the end of the summer? | just remember reading some
of the GOFEER notes they seem to give almost horrific timelines so | am just curious as to when this must be
done by?
