Title
Approval of Appropriation Ordinance in the Amount of $50,000 for Artesian Commons Park Construction Project
Recommended Action
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading the Appropriation Ordinance in the amount of $50,000 for the Artesian Commons Park construction project.
Report
Issue:
Determine whether to approve an appropriation Ordinance in the amount of $50,000 to increase the Artesian Commons Park project construction budget.
Staff Contact:
Dave Okerlund, Planning & Program Manager, 360.570.5855
Presenter(s):
None. This is a Consent Agenda item.
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis have not changed from first reading to second reading.
Additional funding is requested for this project for the following reasons:
(1) The entire Artesian Commons site is covered by 3" to 6" thick asphalt. Early in the project, trench excavation for underground utility installation encountered several unforeseen buried concrete building foundations. This discovery required the saw-cutting, demolition, removal and disposal of portions of several concrete footings and slabs. It also required additional excavation, re-routing and extension of electrical and water utilities, the addition of electrical pull-boxes, and an increase in the amount of asphalt surfacing to be replaced.
(2) The provision of permanent power to the site was delayed by the need to replace the existing Puget Sound Energy (PSE) power pole at the site. To open the park on schedule required the installation of a temporary connection to power from the adjacent building to the west.
Items (1) and (2) have already been completed.
(3) Approximately $10,000 of the $50,000 additional funding request will provide the flexibility to complete the project and to add minor enhancements to the site in 2014. This funding would allow these enhancements to be installed prior to the availability of addition funding for Phase 2 of this project, which is being requested in the 2015-2020 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP).
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Downtown organizations such as the Parking & Business Improvement Area (PBIA) are eagerly awaiting completion of this project and have expressed interest in partnering with the City to expedite the completion of additional enhancements to the site this summer, such as a wall mural and other recreational components.
Options:
Option 1: Move to approve on second reading the Appropriation Ordinance in the amount of $50,000 for the Artesian Commons Park construction project.
Implications
1. The project budget will have capacity to pay the contractor for work that has already been completed.
2. The project budget will have $10,000 in additional funding that will allow the City to partner with other organizations to add other desired enhancements to the site in 2014.
Option 2: Do not move to approve on second reading the Appropriation Ordinance in the amount of $50,000 for the Artesian Commons Park construction project.
Implications:
1. The project account will not have sufficient funds to pay the contractor for work that has already been completed.
2. The City will be unable to partner with other organizations to add other desired enhancements to the site at this time.
Financial Impact:
This funding is to be provided from the Community Park Impact Fee Account (702). The appropriation will be placed in the Artesian Commons Park Construction Project #1324H within Capital Improvement Fund (317).