Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an Agreement with PPF AMLI 245 West Broadway, LLC, and all related documents necessary to perform storm drain relocation work in West 3rd Street, Pacific Avenue and West Broadway in an amount not to exceed $1,703,653; Increase appropriations in the General Fund (GF) in the Citywide Activities Department (XC) by $1,703,653 for a transfer to the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW); and increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $1,703,653 offset by revenue from bond proceeds. (Districts 1,2)
Report from Public Works. Economic and Property Development and Financial Management Recommendation to execute an agreement with PPF. Amalie 245 West Broadway to perform storm drain relocation work in West Third Street, Pacific Avenue and West Broadway in an amount not to exceed 1.7 million. Districts one and two. There's a motion in a second by Councilman Gonzales and Vice Mayor Lowenthal as any public comment on this item. Seeing an account from the Germany comments. Thank you, Ira, and our city staff for this. This is going to be a wonderful project, so thank you for your work. Is there any public comment on the item? Please come forward. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Gary Shelton, again, a couple of items from when this was originally going to be at council about a month ago, and then it was withdrawn. There's been a 26% increase in the city's share of the cost of this has gone up by $350,000, which is primarily administration and testing. And so one of the questions that I have is to what percent is it meant as the administration cost being worked into this deal? Another is that the city has decided to assume 45% of the cost of this when it actually possesses only about 30% of the storm drain. Now, I understand that that that the city says it's only paying its proportional share, but I don't know how 30% equals 45%. So I think there's a question there that's worthy of your of your consideration you're asking staff about. Also, we just we just learned that the bond issue is is now in place to repay the general fund allocation for this. However, I learned earlier today from from staff that that this is not being funded with any bond money. So I'm maybe it's because the bond doesn't exist yet and it's in effect, some type of bond. Maybe that's what's happening. I'm not really sure about that, but I think that's worthy of your consideration. One thing I wanted to mention that might not be obvious to the members of the public is that this the city property that lives that lives over this 45% of the storm drain or 30% of the storm drain is actually part of the Civic Center project. And that's why it's tied in with the bond issue, which is designed to fund the demolition of the city. I mean, excuse me, the old courthouse. I wanted to also ask just because I don't know who is PPF, namely, the initial company doing this was Broadway Properties Company, LLC, and there's been nothing that I'm aware of that that has changed. So evidently it has. And that might be good or it might be bad. I don't really know. The city's additional cost of the removal of it's a segment of the buried part of the storm drain, which according to what the the Planning Commission approved two years ago on this, the the idea is for that storm drain to remain underground and only be demolished under the private party portion of this property. So that's a future cost. When the when that building is constructed as part of the new civic center, that's not incorporated in this item today. So there's even going to be a further cost overrun, as it would seem. That's really clear in the conditions number condition number four point C, which actually was not available to the public until just a couple of weeks ago after it was considered by the Planning Commission two years ago. And so just one last thing, if I can. Four time. Time's up. But real quickly, go ahead. Okay. Is the impact on First Congregational Church is unknown at this time, and the church is asking the city to please consider that there needs to be a claims process in place in case the demolition of the storm drain could would cause any further damage to the facade of the church facing Cedar Avenue. Thank you so much for your consideration, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. There's Sandy. The public comment seeing none. There's a motion and a second on this. Please cast your vote. Motion carries. So now we're back to 17. Madam Quick Report from Financial Management Recommendation to increase blanket purchase orders with complete office for providing a citywide office supply program by $450,000 citywide.