HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14886 (Library and Community Center Conceptual Design Professional Services Agreement)RESOLUTION NO. 14886
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NOLL & TAM ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $81,924, FOR A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR A COMBINED PUBLIC LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN ALBERT PARK, AS AN OPTION FOR A FUTURE NEW LIBRARY DOWNTOWN
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Public Library’s downtown facility (the “Library”) was
built in 1906 and the last major renovation that expanded Library space was in 1976; and
WHEREAS, the 15,000-square foot facility serves a community of 58,000 and
industry standards dictate 1 square foot per resident; and
WHEREAS, circulation of Library materials and foot traffic continues to increase
annually; and
WHEREAS, Library leadership began lobbying for a new Library in 1970; and
WHEREAS, the 2003 City of San Rafael General Plan 2020 (section CA-11) states
that the City should “renovate and expand or replace” the Library; and
WHEREAS, in 2004 a San Rafael Library Foundation was created with the sole
goal of raising funding for a new library facility; and
WHEREAS, the Library is in the planning stages of exploring possibilities for a
new library for San Rafael, and would benefit from a conceptual design for a combined
library and community center in Albert Park; and
WHEREAS, Noll & Tam Architects is a well-respected firm and very familiar with
conducting the desired conceptual design study, and has submitted a proposed scope
of services and proposed timeline (to be altered when work begins), and a revised fee
breakdown, included in the Staff Report for this resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the proposal from Noll & Tam
Architects set forth in the Staff Report is hereby accepted at a fee, including
reimbursable expenses, not to exceed $81,924.00, and the City Manager is hereby
authorized and directed to execute a professional services agreement with Noll & Tam
Architects on those terms in a final form approved by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding shall be appropriated from fund 215’s
capital set-aside (215-51-11001-9270).
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of said City held on Tuesday, the 19th day of January 2021
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk