Phase One “Design Plans Only” for Second Permanent Restroom Approved by City Council

ABSTRACT: At the City Council Meeting on September 9, 2008, the City Council considered a Resolution entering into an agreement with Carver + Schicketanz to prepare plans and bid documents for the proposed new permanent restrooms at Santa Lucia and Scenic Road in an amount not to exceed $55,759. The Resolution covered design plans and the preparation of bid documents only, not construction of the proposed permanent restrooms. A Description of the Scope of Work, as presented in the Agenda Item Summary, is described and the City Council’s modifications to the Resolution (Phase One only) and unanimous vote is presented. A COMMENT is made with regard to the City’s Local Coastal Program and the belated actions of the City Administrator and the City Council.

View of Temporary Restroom Facility, W/s Scenic Rd. @ Santa Lucia Av. from Carmel Beach

View of Temporary Restroom Facility, W/s Scenic Rd. @ Santa Lucia Av. from Steps to Carmel Beach

AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

X. Resolutions

B. Consideration of a Resolution entering into an agreement with Carver + Schicketanz to prepare plans and bid documents for the proposed new permanent restrooms at Santa Lucia and Scenic Road in an amount not to exceed $55,759

SYNOPSIS:
Description of the Scope of Work, including Phase One and Phase Two, Time Completion and Cost Estimates, as follows:

Phase One
• Gather information regarding permit requirements from various public agencies;
• After initial project analysis, meet with the appropriate Boards & Commissions to seek project input; and
• Develop a schematic design.
Complete within 180 days of Contract Signing
Cost: $18,664

Phase Two
• Complete architectural design;
• Prepare bid documents; and
• Perform construction administration (as needed).
Complete within 180 days of final Planning or California Coastal Commission Permit Approval.
Cost: $37,095

TOTAL COST: $55,759

The ESTIMATED TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST is $314,655, according to the consultant Robert M. Carver, President, of Carver Schicketanz Architects. And the proposed location is Scenic Road & Santa Lucia Av., in the vicinity of the existing portable toilets. The site will be dug in and earth sheltered with a floor level about 10 feet below the elevation of Scenic Road and have a planted “green roof.”

After deliberation, Council Member ROSE moved approval of a Resolution to enter into an agreement with Carver + Schicketanz for Phase One minus an outdoor shower and foot shower, waste and recycling receptacles for the proposed new permanent restrooms at Santa Lucia and Scenic Road in an amount not to exceed $18,664, seconded by Council Member TALMAGE, and carried by the following roll call:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HAZDOVAC, ROSE, SHARP, TALMAGE & McCLOUD
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE

COMMENT:
• Even though City Administrator Rich Guillen acknowledged in his City Council Agenda Item Summary that the Local Coastal Program mandates that restroom facilities must be provided consistent with the volume of visitors to the beach and Beach Bluff Pathway (and states the usage of the facilities is high) and makes reference to replacing the current restroom facility with a permanent constructed facility, it has taken five years since certification of the Local Coastal Program in 2003 for the City Administrator and City Council to only now consider “design plans only” for a second permanent restroom facility south of 8th Avenue.

REFERENCES:
Regular City Council Meeting, September 09, 2008 Video (2:24:00 - 2:36:44)
X. Resolutions
B. Consideration of a Resolution entering into an agreement with Carver + Schicketanz to prepare plans and bid documents for the proposed new permanent restrooms at Santa Lucia and Scenic Road in an amount not to exceed $55,759

AGENDA PACKET
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Architect hired to design Scenic restrooms, MARY BROWNFIELD, The Carmel Pine Cone, September 26, 2008