13 Staff Report - Civic Center/Library Master PlantowN 0 MEETING DATE: 06-19-06
ITEM NO:
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lpStGAZ'~S COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: June 15, 2006
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: DEBRA J. FIGONE, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: CIVIC CENTER/LIBRARY MASTER PLAN
A. AUTHORIZE TOWN MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ANDERSON-BRULE
ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE
REMAINING BALANCE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $20,000.00 FOR
A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2007 TO COMPLETE THE CIVIC
CENTER/ LIBRARY MASTER PLAN
B. AUTHORIZE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$20,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND MANAGER'S
CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT INCREASING THE BUDGET BY
$20,000 IN THE TOWN'S CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN
PROJECT #400-0202.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Authorize Town Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Anderson-
Brule architects in an amount not to exceed the remaining balance plus an
additional $20,000 for a term ending June 30, 2007 to complete the Civic
Center/Library Master Plan.
2. Authorize budget adjustment in the amount of $20,000 from the general fund
manager's contingency account increasing the budget by $20,000 in the Town's
Civic Center Master Plan project 4400-0202.
PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN
In 2001, the Town Council prudently decided to begin a master planning process for the
facilities at the Civic Center. Public buildings do not last forever; moreover, their
ability to serve the public may decrease over time. The purpose of the master plan is to
ensure that the Town is prepared to undertake improvements to the Civic Center, if and
PREPARED BY: PAMELA S. JACOBS ' "5 4e,, C,
ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER
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Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager own Attorney
Clerk Administrator Finance Community Development
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH ANDERSON-BRULE ARCHITECTS FOR CIVIC
CENTERJLIBRARY MASTER PLAN
JUNE 15, 2006
when necessary. The master planning process is intended to determine the public's
needs for services, and to evaluate options for meeting those needs through existing
and/or new public spaces. Completion of the master plan is not a commitment to
undertake any of the improvements. It is a plan for how to proceed over the course of
time, if and when the Council and community so determines.
BACKGROUND:
On April 15, 2002, the Town Council adopted a resolution authorizing the Town
Manager to execute an agreement in the amount of $240,450 with Anderson-Brule
Architects (ABA) to serve as consultants in the development of a strategic Master Plan
for the Los Gatos Civic Center and Library.
To-date, the Council has discussed five of the deliverable products required as building
blocks of the Master Plan. These include:
■ Town Service Assessment, which identifies the services the community desires
from the Town (based on focus groups and community forums) - reviewed by
Council on October 7, 2002;
■ Existing conditions analysis of Civic Center facilities - reviewed by Council on
January 6, 2003;
■ Operational Plan, which describes how the Town does and can provide these
services - reviewed by Council on May 1, 2006;
■ Space Program, which the space required to provide these services - reviewed by
Council on May 1, 2006; and,
■ Site options for locating the services on the Civic Center site - reviewed by
Council on June 5, 2006.
Based on the findings of the existing conditions analysis in January 2003, the Council
directed that a preliminary structural investigation be conducted to gain further
information regarding Civic Center facilities. As this was outside the scope of the initial
agreement, the Council approved on March 3, 2003 an amendment to the agreement with
ABA to conduct the preliminary structural investigation at an additional cost of $35,000.
In the fall of 2003, the Master Plan project was put on hold due to the fiscal situation
associated with the local economy and with the actions of the State government. In
February 2005, the Council approved proceeding with the project, entering into a new
contract with ABA with a term ending December 30, 2005. Both prior to and after
entering into the new contract, Town staff met with ABA several times with the intention
of resuming the project; however, other priorities prevented the Town from moving
forward in a timely fashion. The project has now progressed; however, the contract has
expired as of December 2005.
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH ANDERSON-BRULE ARCHITECTS FOR CIVIC
CENTEWLIBRARY MASTER PLAN
JUNE 15, 2006
DISCUSSION:
A new contract is needed with ABA to complete the development of the Civic
Center/Library Master Plan. A new contract will allow the completion of the remaining
elements of the Master Plan including:
A preferred site option, with a preliminary cost model;
Master Plan Concepts, comprised of the preferred option, a refined cost model, a
draft financing/funding strategy, and draft phasing strategy;
Strategic Master Plan, comprised of finalized elements of the Master Plan
Concepts.
Each of the above deliverables will be reviewed and discussed by staff and the Council
ad-hoc sub-committee prior to bringing it forward for Council and community input at
public meetings. The Master Plan will provide a blueprint for accommodating the
community's service needs into the future, should the Council and community desire to
move forward with any element of the plan. The Master Plan is built upon the needs
expressed by the community through a number of customer focus groups and community
forums, staff's knowledge about operational needs, and the consultants' expertise in
space programming. Additional community input through the design charrette, the
community forum on site options, and Council meetings has contributed to the plan to
date.
While it is expected that the Master Plan will be completed by the end of the 2006
calendar year, it is prudent to extend the term of the new contract until June 30, 2007 to
accommodate any unanticipated events.
The delays, stops and starts in the project discussed in the Background section have
absorbed capacity in the ABA contract that was not anticipated when the contract was
initiated in 2002. Capacity of the contract has been used in two ways: in hours for
meetings to plan the resumption of the project and in hours for rework due to revisions
needed to the Operational Plan and Space Program caused by the passage of time. A
second unexpected use of contract capacity was the addition of a Town Council meeting
(the June 5t" Study Session which proceeded the Community Forum). An additional
$20,000 is needed to compensate for the unanticipated use of consultant time and
capacity, and to ensure that sufficient funds are available to complete the Master Plan as
originally envisioned.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Town Manager to negotiate and execute an
agreement with ABA to complete the Civic Center/Library Master Plan in an amount not
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH ANDERSON-BRULE ARCHITECTS FOR CIVIC
CENTER/LIBRARY MASTER PLAN
JUNE 15, 2006
to exceed the remaining funds in this project plus an additional $20,000 for a term ending
June 30, 2007.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds for the proposed agreement are available from two sources, the
remaining unexpended funds from the original contract (approximately $68,000 as of
June 15, 2006) and from the FY 2005/06 General Fund's Manager's Contingency
appropriation line item ($20,000 Upon approval of this adjustment, any unexpended
appropriations will be carried forward to FY 2006/07 as part of the capital budget.
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