Finance Committee - 05/05/2021 Page 11
Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development
Yes, good evening Mayor.
Mayor Donchess
Could you just cover it please?
Director Cummings
Yes absolutely. So for the record Tim Cummings, Director of Economic Development. | am here before you
this evening to ask for approval for an additional $150,000.00 on the contract to Martini & Northern for the
construction and renovation, rehabilitation of the Public Health building. | should note for the record that we
have this money set aside; it is in the budget. We had planned for this originally, the bond authorization was
for $3.6 million dollars. The total contract pre this request was just under $2.8 after this gets approved we
would just be under $3 million. And we have that money available. So this was available through our
contingency our contingency budget that we have retained and we had set that at $175,000.00.
Just to note what some of these items are that we will be looking to do. These are really, most of them are
code-driven changes that we need to make to be compliant. We have a fire escape repair at $55,000.00 that
needs to be done; we have building exterior lighting at $15,000.00, that’s a Risk issue; landscaping that we
need to do, not so much we need to do, but | think it’s one that we should do if we have the money for it is
pressure washing the exterior. That building hasn’t been cleaned in | don’t know how long so now is the time
to do it. Security cameras we need to do: ADA signage we need to do; sprinkler heads we need to do all for
Code-related reasons along with roof access for Code-related reasons. Maintenance reason — a relocation of
the utility closet; maintenance improvement filter brills, and then corresponding site work for the fire escape
that we need to do. And then lastly a maintenance-related driven change just a relocation of the water closet
which will create some efficiencies.
So with that being said, Mr. Mayor, looking to get approval for $150,000.00. We are on track to wrap this
project up by the end of May and we are trying to get the Public Health personnel back into their building
sometime this summer. When all is said and done, if we don’t have any other surprises, we will bring this
project in under budget. And | will have a better answer for you once we finalize all the numbers, but we will be
well under the $3.6 we set aside. Thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Questions or comments? Alderwoman Lu?
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you Mr. Mayor. Through you to Director Cummings, are the security cameras both inside and outside of
the building?
Director Cummings
Those security cameras would be exterior.
Alderwoman Lu
OK. Thank you. | am all set.
