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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10154 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10154 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 5, 2018 Page 1 of 1 RL i7 Y SUBJECT: UPDATE ON OLDER ADULT PROGRAM MOVE FROM rrn FELLOWSHIP CORNER TO SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE DISPOSITION OF FELLOWSHIP CORNER This Informal Report provides an update on the proposed relocation of older-adult programs from Fellowship Corner, located at 1601 New York Ave, to the Southside Community Center, located at 959 E. Rosedale St., and to provide information on the disposition of the Fellowship Corner facility after the move. During FY2017, City staff conducted a comprehensive review of services provided for older adults in the Fort Worth/Tarrant County communities in an effort to identify funding and/or service delivery gaps. At the conclusion of the review, staff recommended that the City assume operational control for the programming then provided by Sixty & Better, Inc. at eight city community centers. Effective October 1 , 2017, both the Neighborhood Services Department and Park and Recreation Department assumed responsibility for the now re-named Best Years Club, which provides programs and activities for older adults at the following eight (8) community centers: Como, Diamond Hill, Eugene McCray, Fellowship Corner, Handley-Meadowbrook, Northside, North Tri- Ethnic and Worth Heights. The Property Management Department has assessed the condition of both buildings and has provided recommendations accordingly. As part of the recommendations, Fellowship Corner will be vacated because it is no longer economically feasible for the City to operate and maintain the facility. Staff does not recommend repurposing the facility for other City uses or leasing the facility to others because that would not relieve the City of the financial burden required to continue operating and maintaining the facility. All older adult programming will be relocated to Southside Community Center. After the relocation, City staff will begin the process for selling Fellowship Corner, which was originally built as a fire station. A direct sale to a qualified non-profit firm is possible; however, the facility is likely to be sold through an open bidding process. The following steps need to occur before the Southside Community Center is prepared to receive the above referenced program from Fellowship Corner: - 2-4 weeks to finalize the scope of work with the architect; June — July 2018 - 6-8 months to produce construction documents; July - December 2018 - 3 months to advertise, select, and award a construction contractor; December 2018 — February 2019 - 8-11 months of construction until the facility is ready for occupancy; March 2019 — December 2019. For more information, please contact Aubrey Thagard, Neighborhood Services Director, at 817- 392-8187. David Cooke City Manager cc: attachments ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS VE=RBE=NA � VE=RBE=NA p tY O Southside Community Center z 'RO DALE 1 � J J OLE=ANDER - OLEANDER I RMA MAGNOO L A 0 u " z w � Tail �r Y lY O MORPHY � w 0 4 Z W S MYRTLE u� � O MYRTLE �_ O MADDDDOO Fellowship Corner a a - ALLEN - C Building Footprints FOR_ T�WkOR�TH. - 0 Copyright 2017 City of Fort Worth.Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable Iaws.This product is for 0 140 280 560 Feet informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or suitable for Iegal,engineering,or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only approximate relative location of property boundaries. NORTHThe City of Fort Worth assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of said data. VERBENA VERBENA O U- (0) Southside Community Center Z > ROSEDALE W cn Z 0 0 � z y D O J S 0) y OLEANDER OLEANDER D IRMA MAGNOLIA D O U- V)N Z 9 m H N 5C w_ MORPHY w � Hillside Park V) Z Y w O r Z MYRTLE D Z r r MYRTLE cn — v M v D MADDOX Fellowship Corner f � a CIO LJ a CIO CIO CIO ALLEN C Building Footprints Parks FORT WORTH. - ©Copyright 2017 City of Fort Worth.Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable Iaws.This product is for 0 140 280 560 Feet informational purposes and may not have been prepared for or suitable for Iegal,engineering,or surveying purposes. It does not represent an on-the-ground survey and represents only approximate relative location of property boundaries. NORTHThe City of Fort Worth assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of said data.