03-29-10 Special Called Regular Meeting of the Fiscal Affairs Committee

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April 16, 2010 Re: Katherine Aguilar inquiry Chairman Engelken: At our last meeting the committee requested the following information which is attached: 1) Garson's note/mortgage information for when he paid off his loan to the city 2) The professional services contract with URS 3) A list of the landscape material for the plaza. 4) Lien on the apartment building property. 5) Lien on the tank removal on Garson's property. 6) The appraisal of the triangle property. 7) Copy of Garson's lease 8) A list of items Garson owes the City The committee also requested staff to develop an art display policy for city hall, which we will be working on. In addition, Ms. Aguilar submitted some additional questions, which I have attached. I have numbered her questions and provided answers to her questions, either listed here or in Knox's response: . Questions 1, 2, 3 and 5 are answered in Knox's letter. . No money flowed out of the City. . Question #4: URS was selected based upon their submittal. As I recall, we requested proposals from three finns and heard from two: URS and Knudson. The original contract was for $223,900. The final contract is for $249,300 - change orders were issue for Geotechnical services ($6,900) and audio and wifi design ($18,500). Both URS and Knudson have landscape architects, with Knudson being a landscape architect firm. . Question #6: We worked with Garson Silvers because he was the owner of the property. Ifit had been someone else who owned the property, we would have worked with them. . Question #7: This project was discussed in detail at numerous City Council and La Porte Development Corporation meetings. The cost/benefit was a major part of this discussion and consideration of this proj eel. let me know if you have additional questions.