TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:Title
Review Conceptual Roundhouse Aquarium Design (Continued from the March 1, 2016 City Council Meeting) (Public Works Director Olmos).
REVIEW AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Review conceptual aquarium design at the Roundhouse and provide direction,
2. Direct staff to prepare a Cooperative Agreement between the City, Oceanographic Teaching Stations, Inc.(OTS), and the Harrison Greenberg Memorial Foundation (Foundation),
3. Direct staff to work closely with OTS and the Foundation to prepare a scope-of-work and issue a Request-for-Proposal to hire a Project Manager, and
4. Form a City Council ad-hoc subcommittee to receive regular status reports on the project.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The proposed aquarium renovation project is expected to be primarily funded by the Foundation. The Foundation has committed $1.25 million towards the project and will undertake additional fundraising efforts to meet the estimated total project cost range between $1.6M and $2.5M.
The City had expected to spend approximately $150,000 on Roundhouse improvements as part of a current CIP project. If the aquarium project is to move forward, staff would recommend contributing these funds and an additional $100,000 of in-kind services towards this project since the City is a key stakeholder. The $150,000 would be used for construction costs only and would have been spent to improve the Roundhouse, with or without the aquarium project. These funds would come from the Pier Fund, which can only be used for expenses incurred for the Pier, Roundhouse, and Comfort Station.
All funding commitments and appropriations will be addressed as part of the aforementioned three-party Cooperative Ag...
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