COURT FACILITIES AND COUNTY SPACE NEEDS COMMITTEE

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

 

** NOT APPROVED **


Members Present:  D. Pullen, D. Fanton, G. Benson, D. Cady, D. Russo, C. Crandall 

            (Absent:  P. Curran)

 

Others Present:  M. Alger, M. Armstrong (Bovis), M. Balling (Bovis), D. Button, M. Cole,

            A. Finnemore, J. Foels, M. Healy, T. Hopkins, M. Kukuvka (LaBella), J. Margeson,

            T. Miner, T. O’Grady, T. Parker, B. Riehle, D. Roeske, T. Ross, E. Ruckle, S. Spillane,

            K. Toot;  Media:  B. Quinn, Wellsville Daily Reporter

 

Call to Order:  3:00 p.m. by Committee Chairman David Pullen

 

Approval of Minutes: 

 

            The minutes of January 6, 2010, were approved following a motion made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Benson and carried.

 

Court Facilities Project, Construction Manager Update, Mark Balling:

 

            Mark Balling, from Bovis Lend Lease, provided a project update (handout attached to original minutes).  Mr. Balling’s printed material included:

 

·         Budget/Anticipated Cost Report, updated from last month’s report.  Mr. Balling reviewed budget adjustments that have been made.  The first adjustment, under Construction Costs, involves a potential change event relating to a manhole and some piping that were shown on the civil drawings and the schedule, but not literally shown on the drawings.  Mr. Balling has requested a credit of $1,200, and he’s waiting for a proposal for that.  The other adjustment, under Incidental Costs, involves the storm water pollution prevention plan, which LaBella designed but the $25,000 wasn’t accounted for in the budget presented last month.  It requires monthly monitoring by the materials testing contractor, and that $25,000 wasn’t reflected in the budget either.  To make those adjustments, $10,000 was removed from signage (no signs will be purchased; everything’s been bought through Javen), and $40,000 was removed from furniture and equipment (this line item may not be needed at all, because furnishings will just be moved over for County spaces).  The net change in the Incidental Costs budget is zero.

·         Change Event Log, which will list issues and estimates each month.  Once a change is approved, it will be put in change order form for signatures.

·         Allocated Allowance Summary Report, showing one allowance that is in the contract for Wireless Duress System.  It’s an allocated allowance, but isn’t specified exactly.  Bovis just recommended carrying $5,000 for the system, and the exact amount will be determined later.  Mark Kukuvka, from LaBella Associates, explained that the Courts have a specific wireless system they want to integrate with, and it was easier to give Javen an assignable allowance of $5,000 to provide that integration with their equipment.

·         Schedule, provided by Javen Construction, is still a work in progress.  Mr. Balling will meet with Javen next week to go over the schedule, which at this point includes phases one and two, but not the renovations.

 

Materials Testing Contract:

            Mark Balling made a recommendation to award the materials testing contract to SJB Services, Inc.  County Attorney Thomas Miner has reviewed and approved the contract form.  The contract is a unit price contract with hourly rates, half-day rates, and all-day rates for technicians and material unit prices for testing.  Mr. Balling recommended proceeding with a not-to-exceed price of $75,000 for those services (including storm water pollution prevention monitoring).  County Administrator John Margeson reported that quotes were solicited, and four responses were received.  SJB Services’ quote was the most competitive.  A motion was made by Legislator Russo, seconded by Legislator Fanton and carried to approve awarding the materials testing contract to SJB Services, Inc. for a not-to-exceed price of $75,000. 

Referred to Ways and Means Committee.

 

Scheduling:

            Site Work:  Window protection for the back windows of the Courthouse will begin February 8.  This is necessary for Court acoustics and construction protection and liability.  Maintenance building demolition will start on February 15.  Underground work will be next.

 

            Javen Construction’s submittals of materials are still coming in.  Procurement activities will be added to their schedule to ensure a logical tie between an activity starting and its material being submitted, approved, and fabricated.  Bovis is focusing on trying to get Javen to expedite that submittal for review process.

 

Future Updates:

            When Bovis receives an approved schedule, Mr. Balling will provide a simple summary, plus a look ahead at the next month’s activities.  Committee Chairman Pullen requested that the schedule show two months to allow for more lead time for issues that arise.  Mr. Kukuvka noted that committee input will be needed more when they get closer to the renovation stage, but for the addition stage of the project, it won’t be as bad.  Chairman Crandall questioned if the summary pages would be something that could be looked at by anyone without an explanation, so that a simple one-page summary could be posted on the County’s web page for interested citizens to receive continual updates.  Mr. Balling will provide some different views of the summary.

 

Office for the Aging/Veterans’ Services Facilities at Crossroads Update, John Foels:

            Industrial Development Agency Director John Foels reported that the building walls are up, and the roof trusses are almost all in place.  The project is on schedule, and the May 1 completion date is still viable.

 

Attorney/Client Session:

            A motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Benson and carried to enter into an attorney/client session.  Following discussion, a motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Russo and carried to end the attorney/client session and return to the regular meeting.

 

Executive Session:

            A motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Russo and carried to enter into an executive session to discuss the proposed lease of real property.  Following discussion, a motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Russo and carried to end the executive session and return to the regular meeting.

 

Lease Agreement with First Baptist Church of Belmont for Parking:

            A motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Benson and carried to approve a lease agreement with the First Baptist Church of Belmont for the use of their parking lot for a period of two years.  Mr. Fanton clarified that negotiation for the use of this parking area actually started over a year ago.  Terms will include: 

 

·         Monthly lease payment of $500.

·         The County will hold the church harmless for any liability.

·         The lot will be used for parking by passenger vehicles and light trucks only.  No construction vehicles.

·         The lot shall be unavailable for parking during the period of August 4, 2010, through August 7, 2010.

·         The church will be responsible for snow removal.  The County will be responsible for de-icing and sanding.

·         The County shall, from time to time, provide gravel at its own expense to provide for proper maintenance of the lot.

 

Referred to Ways and Means Committee (for February 5 meeting) for Resolution to be considered from the floor at the February 5 Board meeting.

 

IDA Proposal for Parking Lot on South Street:

            A motion was made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Russo and carried to approve the purchase from the Industrial Development Agency of a parking lot on South Street across from the former Belmont school, at the price of $20,000, with monthly payments of $1,000 until closing, such payments to apply toward the purchase price.  It was noted that closing costs will be very minimal.  Opposed:  Legislator Cady. 

 

Referred to Ways and Means Committee (for February 5 meeting) for Resolution to be considered from the floor at the February 5 Board meeting.

 

 

Next Meeting:  Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 3 p.m.

 

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. following a motion made by Legislator Fanton, seconded by Legislator Russo and carried.

 

Respectfully submitted by

Adele Finnemore, Journal Clerk