1990-06-11 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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e e CITY OF LA PORTE INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM MAY 25, 1990 I SUBJECT: Buildings to be deleted from demolition list TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Joel Albrecht, Director of Community Developmen THROUGH: Robert Herrera, City Manager Staff is suggesting that three (3) buildings be deleted from the City's demolition list. The buildings are: 1) 200 South Fifth Street 2) 314 North Sixth street 3) 1500 South Broadway The first of the buildings is 200 South Fifth. This building is being demolished by the owner. At the time this memo is being written, demolition is virtually completed. The owners, in conjunction with their demolition permit, have posted a $200.00 cash bond. This bond is to be held until all demolition and clean up is completed. Should the job be abandoned before completion, the bond will more than pay for any remaining work. Based on the demolition contractor's bid, deletion of this building will represent a $200.00 savings. The second of the buildings, 314 North Sixth Street, has since the date of condemnation, been sold. The new owners have stated their intention to demolish the structure. They are currently soliciting bids for demolition of the structure. Deleting this building from the demolition list will represent a $2,000.00 savings. The final building, 1500 South Broadway, is in a relatively isolated location. The blighting influence of the building is therefore, somewhat less than that of the other buildings. Deletion of this building would represent a contract savings of $1,200.00. The building will be demolished as soon as alternate funds can be made available. Removing these three (3) buildings from the demolition list will allow an overall savings of $3,400.00. The contractor's demolition bid of $20,400.00 was higher than expected and exceeded the budgeted project funds by approximately fifteen (15) per cent. Reducing the contract amount by $3,400.00 will bring the total project cost down to $17,000.00 which is within budget.