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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Operations - 03/15/1988 r ''tom OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES March 15, 1988 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Christi Houser Steve Dowell Paul Mann STAFF PRESENT: Brent McFall Tony McCarthy Klq\ Rod Frederiksen Norm Angelo May Miller Charles Lindsey OTHERS PRESENT: Jackson Carter, Arai Jackson Architects Dee Moschel , Chamber of Commerce Lyle Price, Kent News Journal APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS All claims for the period ending March 15, 1988, in the amount of $1 ,133,488.36 were approved for payment. COUNCIL CHAMBER REMODEL Jackson Carter of Arai Jackson Architects, reviewed with the Council the remodeling possibilities for the City Council Chambers. He noted that the limitations of the brick wall and the angular shape of the Chamber roof limited the remodeling possibilities. Based on these limitations, he presented a proposal to the Committee that would provide for improved lighting, new carpeting, Council dais with greater room, improved audio system and an improved seating arrangement for the public plus future possibilities for improved video presentations. It was noted that these improvements could be made within the $80,000 amount budgeted in the 1987 Budget. A number of questions were raised by Councilmember Dowell on possibly reducing the cost of the remodel by not moving the Council dais but still providing additional Council space. Mr. Carter noted that in his professional opinion there would be no significant savings by using the existing dias with an enlargement and a shift toward the audience. rR • Operations Committee Minutes March 15, 1988 Page 2 Following the response to Councilmemeber Dowell 's questions for which he asked for additional information to be provided at a later date on individual components of the cost estimate, the Committee members reviewed alternative public seating arrangements. Individual Council members favored various proposals, staff facing the public and staff facing the Council . Based upon hearing the individual concerns, the architect noted that he would provide some additional alternatives on the seating arrangement. With this input, the Committee unanimously recommended that the item be brought forward to a Council meeting of April 5, with the following additional review by Mr. Dowell on the various components of the cost and with the notation that the final seating arrangement obtain additional review by not only the Council but other groups meeting in the Chambers. Additional options for this will be prepared by the architect. FUNDING THE POLICE/FIRE TRAINING CENTER Chief Angelo distributed a memorandum to the Committee noting that following the issuance of the Public Safety Bond Issue in December of 1986, that the regional Police/Fire training facility anticipated in that bond issue was no longer a viable solution for neighboring cities. Based upon this, an additional $950,000 was needed to complete the Police/Fire Training Facility. This amount was incorporated in the 1989 component of the Capital Improvement Program and this information is being brought to the Council at this time so that bonding capacity can be reserved for that purpose. Following Chief Angelo's presentation it was noted by Finance Director McCarthy that the $950,000 amount had not been set aside in Councilmanic capacity presentations previously made to the Council . In the initial discussions of their additional funds, it was thought that some kind of unique public/private partnership could be arranged such that the City's Councilmanic capacity would not be affected. When later information showed that this could not be the case the adjustment in the Councilmanic capacity forecast was inadvertantly not adjusted. r �v i Operations Committee Minutes March 15, 1988 Page 3 The Finance Director noted that Councilmanic capacity has been set aside in 1989 for transportation purposes and with the addition of this $950,000 amount for the training center, the Councilmanic capacity for 1989 may be short approximately $200,000. The capacity is based upon anticipated increases in the assessed valuation of 10 percent based on historical information. This amount may be more or less and whatever adjustment up or down would be could reflected in the transportation issue. Also of consideration is the fact that the capacity discussed is a January 1 capacity which increases during the year as debt payments are made on other outstanding issues. Since neither the transportation or public safety bonds need to be sold in the very first part of 1989, additional capacity may be available later in the year for funding both at their full level . Based upon this, the Committee felt it was important to still reserve the additional amount to complete the Police/Fire training facility and any adjustment that might need be made in the amount of bonds that could be issued could be reduced from the amount set aside for transportation. The Committee unanimously approved the recommendation for this item to be placed on the April 5th agenda. 66F-01F