08/24/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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.48 REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 24, 1981 APPROVAL OF AMENDED CHANGE ORDER - RITSCHARD BROTHERS, INC. (FIRST BANK CENTER) Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Board of Works, at its meeting held on July 27, 1981, approved Change Order No. 6 in Ritschard Brother's Contract No. 101 for the First Bank Center in the amount of an increase of $522.50 for granular fill as recommended and submitted by the architect and construction manager. That change order was erroneously numbered and charged against Ritschard's first contract for excavation which was closed out on August 11, 1980, when the Board approved the Certificate of Substantial Completion for the total amount of $498,042.07. Mr. Leszczynski stated that the change order should have been Change Order No. 1 and should have been charged against Contract No. 126, Sitework grading and shaping, said contract amount being $14,000.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the change order was amended as indicated above, thereby increasing the amount of Contract No. 126 to $14,522.50. UPDATE OF PRENCO SOLUBLE OIL FACILITY Mr. Leszczynski stated that the city had committed itself to the removal of equipment and contents of the tanks at the Prenco site. He explained that the city had had the contents of the tanks analyzed in April of this year, and a safe and quick method of disposal had been determined by processing the contents of the tanks through the Wastewater Treatment Plant which was capable of safely handling such waste as long as the injection of the waste was closely monitored and controlled, thereby not disrupting the on -going operation. He stated that the tanks are nearly empty at the present time with only a thick sludge remaining. He advised that the sludge would be disposed of in the same manner in the near future and the only inconvenience which would be caused would be a noticeable odor. After that point in time, Mr. Leszczynski stated that he would like to advertise to receive bids for the removal and sale of the equipment. Mr. Kernan asked about the timetable involved for completion of this task, and Mr. Leszczynski answered that it would take approximately two weeks to remove the sludge and dismantle the present equipment. The city could then take bids on the equipment and, hopefully, within six weeks, the neighborhood would be rid'of the facility entirely. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, approval was given to advertise for bids on the equipment remaining on the site. APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS Ms. Patricia Harris from the Community Development Department explained that funds in the amount of $100,000.00 were available from 1981 monies for a new program entitled the Multi -Family Rehabilitation Project. She advised that guidelines for the program were established by the Redevelopment Commission and an application period was allowed for non-profit groups to apply. She stated that the YWCA and the Hope Rescue Mission had submitted applications. The amount of funding to be allocated to the YWCA for replacement of existing boilers and a new temperature control system was $77,953.00. An amount of $22,000.00 would be allocated for various improvements at the Hope Rescue Mission, including insulation of attic area, replacement of various windows, correction of some wiring and plumbing, etc. Ms. Harris stated that the Hope Rescue Mission's request for funds had come in at $22,671.30 and the Mission would have to pay any additional amount over the $22,000.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the two contracts for the YWCA and Hope Rescue Mission in the amounts of $77,953.00 and $22,000.00 respectively, were approved.