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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