4.0. SR 04-05-2004City
MEMORANDUM
Item 4.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Cour~cil _
Michele McPherso~irector of Planning
April 5, 2004
Lions Park Center Remodeling
Attachments
· List of General Building Repairs - January 15, 2004
· Lions Park Center Remodel Floor Plan
· Lions Park Center Remodel Floor Plan and Reflected Ceiling Plans
Overview
The Council has discussed the Lions Park Center remodel project at its March 15 and 22,
2004 City Council meetings. At the March 22, 2004 City Coundl meeting, the Council asked
for more specific details regarding the remodeling proposal. This memo and attachments
serve to provide a detailed description and cost estimate of the proposed remodeling project.
Description of Remodeling Components
The remodeling project for Lions Park Center can be broken into four distinct projects:
1. Construction of wall within the existing storage room to separate the storage/mechanical
area from the office space.
2. Conversion of the existing restrooms to a 9'x15' break room.
3. Securing of the old serving kitchen to provide new storage space.
4. Removing the existing storage room wall and constructing a new wall to create a private
office for the Recreation Manager. This would also expand the open office space that
currently exists.
Memo to Mayor and City Council
April 5, 2004
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Also included in the total remodeling costs are additional cubicles for staff.
1. Wall Construction - Cost: $3,000
Included in the wall construction would be installation of framing members, application
of sheetrock, primer, paint and labor. This component is needed to prevent access to
the office area after hours from the large meeting room area.
2. Restroom to Break room Conversion - Cost: $11,000
Included in the restroom to break room conversion is the removal and capping of
existing plumbing fbmares, blocking in one restroom door, vinyl tile, furring the walls,
sheetrock, primer, paint, texturing the ceiling, and installation of two 2'x4' fluorescent
light fNmres.
3. Kitchen to Storage Conversion - Cost: $3,000
Included with this portion of the project includes removing existing the serving window
doors and constructing solid wall space in the openings to provide a permanent secured
4. Storage Room Wall Removal and Office Wall Construction - Cost: $8,100
Included in this cost are removing the existing wall located between the open office
space and storage room, constructing a wall to create a private office for the Recreation
Manager, installation of new carpet in that portion which was previously storage room,
and installation of a dropped ceiling along with five 2'x4' fluorescent light fixtures.
The total cost of the above projects is $25,100. This is $2,100 over the original estimate due
to staff calculating items such as profit and dumpster charges individually for four projects as
opposed to one charge for an entire project.
Furniture and Fixtures
The current proposed budget for furniture and fixtures is $20,000. The following spaces will
be existing and proposed, once the remodeling is done:
Existing Cubicles/Office Proposed Cubicles/Office
Recreation Manager (office)
Marketing Assistant
Customer Service (front desk)
Facility Coordinator
Director (office)
Marketing Assistant
Customer Service (front desk)
Facility Coordinator
Summer Help and Other Vendors
Recreation Manager (office)
Park Foreman
Senior Coordinator
Future Staff (vacant)
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April 5, 2004
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The furniture portion of the furniture and fixtures budget with new furniture was $15,000 as
provided by Facility Systems. Staff has been working with Commercial Environments in
order to find used furniture compatible with the existing furniture. They have provided an
estimate of $4,200 in order to create the same number of cubicles. This number includes
panels; work surfaces, pedestal files, and the cost to recover the panels in a fabric that would
somewhat match the existing furniture at LPC. The fabric on the panels currently in place is
proprietary and only available from Herman Miller. The cost of installation is not included,
and staff estimates this at another $4,000.
Additional phones, computers, and cabling are anticipated to cost approximately $5,000. No
cost estimates have been obtained for the additional repairs listed on the e-mail dated
January 15, 2004 or for painting the hallway and large meeting room space.
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Klaers, Pat
From: Bergh, Michele
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 10:36 AM
To: Leeseberg, Chris
Cc: Klaers, Pat
Subject: Issues with Lions Park Center
Wall in SW cormer of the office area leaks
Floor in SW corner of the office area leaks
Lights flicker with a/c or heat comes on
Air exchanger squeels C/'t:~ ¢_ --~¢- a/¢/flt"c~.x'. '~-~ ° 43 ..~
Little to no heat in my office, the Lions office, the main bathrooms, and the back portion of the
building
My office door doesn't close tight unless locked
Cold air blows out above the front desk when heat is on - it does this on and off throughout
the day
Outside doors are not insulated well - what has been put on is coming off
Doors all need to be rekeyed to be able to put a lock box on the outside of the building for PD
and fire (I have a quote on this and Bruce and Lori have discussed - $1600)
Security system under the shelter no longer works - scanner was ripped off the wall and had
to be disconnected
Walls very difficult to clean - paint is coming off concrete blocks
Ithink that's it.
Michele
3/30/2004
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Coun~l
Pat Klaers, City Adr~trator
April 5, 2004
Lions Park Center Improvements
Building improvements in Lions Park Center (LPC) have been discussed at the last two City Council
meetings. The City Council requested that this topic be added to the special meeting agenda for
April 5, 2004. As such, I requested that the special meeting be moved to LPC so that everyone can
walk around the facility and better understand the options that are being considered.
HI ST ORY / BACKGROUND
City office space at LPC has been a topic of discussion ever since the Lion's Club came for, vard
with the building project in fall 2000. (In fact, recreation office space was discussed with the Lion's
Club prior to LPC being btrilt when the club approached the city about a partnership in a teen center
in 1997. This project eventually became the Boys and Girls Club.) With the LPC project, the Lion's
Club made a commitment to put $240,000 into the project which included a kitchen, large meeting
room space, office space for City Recreation, and office space for the club. In spring 2001, the city
added money to the project to expand the building footprint so that additional City Recreation
office space could be created. In addition to this expenditure the city also spent money for office
FFE, SAC and WAC, landscaping, engineering site work, and the parking lot.
The Lion's Club expenditure was a maximum of $240,000. When this funding was exhausted, the
project was ninety nme point something completed and construction work essentially stopped
except to get the final occupancy permit. This is likely the main reason why the city could not get all
of the needed end of the project corrections accomplished and why now after only txvo years there
are a few repairs that are required so that the building is sound, functional, and comfortable.
With that being said, I would also like to state that the Lion's Club (and city) project has turned out
to be a tremendous community benefit. This project has helped to address a large meeting room
space need that existed in the city, has made it easier for the city to invest additional funds for
improvements in Lions Park, and ultimately has lead to the expanded use of the park.
CURRENT STATUS
As previously noted, office space has always been a concern at LPC. I think most everyone knew
when LPC was built that if City Recreation was successful and if a Park and Recreation Department
was established, then the office space at LPC would not be sufficient to meet our needs.
Nonetheless, at that time in 2000-2001 a larger footprint did not seem reahstic considering the
location of existing facilities that were on site (bandshell, sliding hill, skating rinks, parking lot, etc),
the soil corrections that were needed, and the additional funds that would be required. Now, in
2004, since City Recreation is successful and given that a Park and Recreation Department is being
established, the city has to address the office space issue and there are viable options available for
the City Council to consider. The attached memo from Director of Planning Michele McPherson
presents these options for City Council consideration.
I continue to support the plan that was presented to the City Council on March 15 and 22, 2004.
This is the maximum plan that can be accomplished at LPC without breaking out a wall; enclosing
the shelter (or part of the shelter); having the Lion's Club move and using their space (incredibly
unlikely scenario); or making the large meeting room smaller. Once the City Council sees the old
bathroom and kitchen areas and the existing office space and storage areas, hopefully support will be
obtained for the staff recommendation.
Everyone knows that $50,000 for the office remodeling project, building repairs, and FFE for new
offices is a lot of money and I don't think anyone is overly happy about using park dedication
monies for this project. Nonetheless, the Council should keep in mind that the park dedication fund
has a balance in excess of $1.2 million. Also, over the years there have been park acquisitions and
improvements that have been made with money outside of the park dedication fund such as use of
the NSP reserve for the acquisition and development of the Oak K_noll Complex and the Youth
Athletic Complex. Additionally, the Council recently authorized the expenditure of $33,000 from the
2004 contingency fund for the Park and Recreation Commission requested Natural Resource
Inventory project.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS
An additional comment for the City Council to consider is that doing this entire project now may
save a little money as compared to if the City Council decided to do only part of the project now
and then in two-three years decided to do the balance of the project. It should be noted that doing
all of the project now will send a very positive message to the park and recreation staff and to the
new director that, as city employees located outside of the City Hall complex, they also deserve good
functional office space and a designated break/lunch room.
Part of the Council discussion at the March 22 meeting centered on the policy for and usability of
just the old bathrooms and kitchen area. Information on this use is included in the attached memo
to me from Michele Bergh. Michele also approached me with a question regarding the handicap
accessibility law. In this regard, I asked Lead Building Inspector Terry Zajac about this law and was
advised that the "guidelines" are that if we have indoor bathrooms available for the public, then they
need to be handicap accessible. An outside handicap accessible port-a-potty being available while
using indoor non-handicap accessible bathrooms is not an acceptable situation. Essentially, this
means that we have not been following the handicap accessible guidelines in the past and we need to
adjust our policies if these old bathrooms are to remain available for public use. A likely result of
this discussion is that if the old bathrooms are to be available to the public, then the new bathrooms
also need to be available to the public as these are the only inside bathrooms that are handicap
accessible. (As this is the guideline that ~ve should be following, then the next question is...why
would anyone use the old bathrooms if the new ones are available.>)
Long term City Park and Recreation Department office space was also discussed at the last Council
meeting. No long term plans have been fncmly established as we are just now establishing the
department, expanding recreation offerings, and learning all at the same time. I do believe that the
Recreation staff will gro~v in the future and that the recommended improvements will ultimately be
necessary. Space issues may eventually require that the director relocate out of LPC and I think that
this will be acceptable once the department is better established and up and running. This relocation
of the director would likely gain us a few more years in addressing office space needs. Nonetheless,
after the director has been on board for a while, a master plan for office space needs should be put
in place.
RecommeNdatioN
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the expenditure of approximately $50,000 from
park dedication money for Lions Park Center building repairs, building remodeling, and office FFE.
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TO:
FROM:
DATE: Morch 24, 2004
SUBJECT: Lions Perk Center
MEMORANDUM
Pet Kloers
Michele Bergh, Recreotion Monoger
Original Policy for Use of Serving Kitchen and/or Back Bathrooms
The original policy was $20 for access to the building and keys were issued to the user.
policy changed mid-2002 due to security issues at Lions Park Center.
The
Updated Policy for Lions Park Center
· Building supervision is required for all access to Lions Park Center, including back
bathrooms and serving kitchen.
· Fee for kitchen and/or interior bathroom use is still $20 but additional charges for
building supervision are incurred if use does not occur during business hours. New
bathrooms are now used instead since the building is open and supervised.
Please note that if the building is open for another activity, access to the interior bathrooms
is available to anyone using the park.
2002-03 Use Summary
2002
· 2 rentals for use of interior bathrooms only
· 2 rentals for use of the serving kitchen
2003
· 0 rentals for interior bathrooms only
· 3 rentals for use of the serving kitchen
No rental requests for summer of 2002 were affected by the policy change - they were not
charged for building supervision.
Possible Solutions/Course of Action To Make the Space Usable Without Supervision
I would recommend the following:
· Addmg a deadbolt to the door between the backspace and the new kitchen for better
security.
· A deposit be required to cover potential damage if the buildmg is not secured properly
and cleaning.
Other Considerations
· Flushing portable toilets are now available and may be worth exploring for Lions Park.
· Serving kitchen has been used for two reasons: the refrigerator, which is not ours and
no longer functions well, and the serving counter, which was proposed in the remodeling
to be placed on the outside of the building under the shelter and would serve the same
purpose.
· Storage is already an issue. Cleaning supplies are kept in a closet located in the serving
kitchen. This would need to be locked. Vacuum, mops, janitors cart, and some
overflow supplies, etc. are all located in the serving kitchen itself as there is no other
place to store them.
· Bathrooms are in need of constant maintenance and do not always function properly.
· Employees do not have a break room. We currently eat at our desk or in the middle of
the office area. Use of the meeting room for this would depend on availability and we
would have to set up and take doxvn a table and chairs each time we wanted to use it.
· There is no conference area. Meetings are held in the middle of the office area or in the
large room if available and, again, this option requires set up and take down of tables and
chairs each time. Holdmg meeting in the middle of the office is disruptive to anyone not
in the meeting and is uncomfortable for customers.
· Staff is currently in 6x7 cubicles. These are very tight working areas - the cubicle sizes at
city hall are mainly 8x10 with a few being 8x8.
· We have no room for growth under the current conditions. We do have one cubicle that
is not assigned to anyone as we need space for deposits to be done away from the front
window and we need an extra phone and computer for all of the part time staff coming
in to take care of program needs.
· We have no work area separate from the general office. Copier, printers, assembly areas,
etc. are spread through the office.
Final Thoughts
I recommen~ completing the remodeling at this time. The Recreation Department has
moved/changed office settings every couple of years since it's inception as Community
Recreation. This plan allows for slightly larger cubicles, a break/conference area, better
storage, a common work area on one side of the office, additional staff for parks and the
senior center, and an extra cubicle for clerical staff which may be needed in 2005. If these
changes are not made and we add even one person to the mix, it will affect the efficiency of
the department. I believe the proposed plan will cover department needs for at least 5 years,
and potentially longer, depending on the direction of the Park and Recreation Director.