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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.08.2002COUNCIL WORK SESSION April 8, 2002 4:45 p.m. Council Chambers Members present: Berry, Welper, Greenwood, Clark, Jordan, Hurley, Getty. Moved by Jordan, seconded by Berry that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. Lou Cutwright, Building Official/Maintenance Administrator, reviewed the following FY 2002 Capital Improvement Projects and Times: CENTRAL GARAGE NOT_ : We have replaced the 12 x 14 overhead door for energy efficiency. These costs came out of energy conservation funds. The office area of Central Garage is in need to repairs. these funds will be utilized to complete the remodeling project. BONDED USED BALANCE $ 10,000 $ 0 $ 10,000 CITY HALL/CARNEGIE REPAIRS $ 91,000 $34,090 $ 56,910 NOT : The used dollars of $34,090 has been used to replace a heating and air conditioning circulation pump in City Hall and to finish out the lower level of Carnegie. City Hall lost a low level air handler and NC unit that cools the studio this past week. Cost of repair is $4,200. We will need an additional $4,800 to complete Carnegie. We will have $47,910 remaining in this account. I would like to use these dollars to support our swimming pools project. CULTURAL ARTS IMPROVEMENTS $180,000 $53,043 $126,957 OTE: $76,661 of the balance remaining is in control of the Art Center and $50,296 can be utilized for building repair. FY 2001 roof repair and A/C repair spent $39,704 of the $53,043 used. The roof repair of the 1976 addition of the center is estimated to be between $110,000 and $138,000. We also have air conditioning problems, with an estimated cost of $15,000. If you would add the low figure of the roof repair of $110,000 to the A/C repair of $15,000 and subtract the $50,296 we have available for building repair, we have a shortfall of $74,704. 1 have requested $150,000 in our FY 2003 C.I.P. funding to keep repairs on schedule. FIRE STATION IMPROVEMENTS $100,000 $32,160 $ 67,840 14OTE: $32,160 was spent on replacing a new Boiler system and system repairs in Station #1. Roof repair on Stations #3 & #8 are estimated to be $20,500 on Station #3 and $27,000 on Station #8 air conditioning, and radiant heat for Station #4 is estimated to be $8,500. We will have approximately $11,840 left in this account. I propose the dollars left in this account be used for continued fire station maintenance and air conditioning/heating upgrading. Council Work Session April 8, 2002 Page 2 FIVE SULLIVANS NQTk: Roof repair of this structure is being designed as we speak. Estimated cost from the architect is $282,000 - $352,000. Because we are bidding volume by including many city building roofs in the bid package, we estimate the project to come in at approximately $220,000 to $230,000. The extra dollars will be spent to support other projects as needed. LIBRARY RENOVATION NM: Reroof of the 1978 addition of the Library is estimated to cost $75,000 - $93,000. Because, again, we are bidding City roofs as a package, it is estimated the cost will come in for this roof at $65,000. We have an acute air conditioning problem with this building. We estimate a repair cost of $28,000. As you can see, roof repair and A/C repair exceeds the balance remaining by $35,500. I have requested $90,000 of C.I.P. funds for FY 2003. These funds will support this shortfall and provide funds to retube the second boiler at the Library so we can have a 15-year mechanical system in place. BONDED USED BALANCE $250,000 $ 0 $250,000 $ 57,500 $ 0 $ 57,500 PARKING RAMP REPAIRS $620,000 $585,927 $ 34,073 NQTE: Parking ramp repairs have been completed. The balance remaining is encumbered by contract retainage of $28,000, so we have approximately $6,000 of unused funds in this account. I am requesting permission to use these dollars to support swimming pool renovations. STREET DEPARTMENT IMPROVEMENTS $ 30,000 $ 0 $ 30,000 NOTE: These dollars will be added to the bonding request for FY 2003 to support roof replacements on Street Department structures for the main office and salt storage. I have requested $50,000 in C.I.P. funds in FY 2003. SWIMMING POOL IMPROVEMENTS $148,000 $146,083 $ 1,917 NOTE: Major renovation is still underway at Gates and Byrnes pools. I estimate an additional $49,000 is needed to complete the pools. I am requesting use of the $47,910 left in the City Hall/Carnegie account and the $6,000 left in the parking ramp account to support pool renovations before the pools open in eight (8) weeks. I have requested $220,000 in C.I.P. funds for pool renovations at Byrnes, including a "0" depth alteration, to comply with the A.D.A. Act of 1990. Lou Cutwright, Building Official/Maintenance Administrator, reviewed the proposed changes to the Waterloo Plumbing Code. Since 1994 the Waterloo plumbing industry has steadily moved in the direction of accepting the Uniform Plumbing Code, with fewer amendments. The 2002 edition of the Waterloo Plumbing Code embraces many of the methods of construction and materials that are allowed in the Uniform Plumbing Code, which is a national code. With the adoption of the 2000 U.B.C. Waterloo is in step with the adoption of the 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code, and is in step with the State of Iowa because it adopted the 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code. • • Council Work Session April 8, 2002 Page 3 • i The following changes are proposed for the Waterloo Plumbing Code: 1. First year licenses for plumbers and contractors will be double the annual fee. 2. Licensing will change from one year to two year licenses. 3. Update from 1997 UPC to 2000 UPC. 4. P.V.C. piping will be allowed under slab (concrete) floors. 5. Pex piping will be allowed for potable water distribution. Item No. 1 is not an additional fee, but it is mirroring the change in Item No. 2 where the city would go from one year to two year licenses for plumbers and contractors. Item No. 4 accepts the use of P.V.C. (plastic drain pipe) for use under concrete slab floors. The National Uniform Plumbing Code has recognized its use in this application for the past twenty years. Item No. 5 now allows the use of "Pex" piping for potable water in residential use. This is a new product that has been in use across the United States for years with an excellent record. Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Iowa City, Des Moines and Urbandale all allow for the use of this product. Plumbing permit fees are set by resolution of the council. The fees are being studied and will be brought back to the council. The Waterloo Plumbing Board has had numerous sessions discussing these changes and is in complete agreement on the direction the Plumbing Board is headed. Councilperson Clark asked how the Plumbing Code regulates structures in the city limit not on city water. Mr. Cutwright responded that if the property is located within 250 feet of a sanitary sewer line, Black Hawk County Health Department will not approve a permit for a septic tank. If the well goes bad, a new well must be looked at, but typically the property owner must hook into the city water. Councilperson Hurley stated he received an e-mail from the Chief Financial Officer who has concerns regarding approving the plumbing license fees semi-annually rather than annually for budgeting purposes. Councilperson Hurley stated he is leaning toward the same position. Mr. Cutwright responded the licensing fees for Cedar Rapids are not just for Cedar Rapids but surrounding communities such as Marion and Hiawatha. Mr. Cutwright stated that there will be a cost savings by going on a two-year cycle. Mr. Cutwright stated that processing of the licenses every year is labor intensive and instituting a semi-annual license reduces the workload in his office. Councilperson Hurley requested the total cost for preparing the licenses and requested Mr. Cutwright look at the fee schedule for cities surrounding Waterloo. Councilperson Greenwood asked Mr. Cutwright to look at the fees and the annual licensing. This item will be placed on the April 15, 2002 council agenda. With no further business before the council, it was moved by Hurley, seconded by Clark that the meeting be adjourned at 5:19 p.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried. Nancy Eckert City Clerk