HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7355 Revised INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS N0.7355 (Revise
(a. To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 14, 1989
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Subject: PROGRESS ON NEW CITY ANIMAL CONTROL CENTER
Background:
Efforts have been made since 1985 to find an acceptable approach
to the construction of a new animal control center that would
replace the current , inadequate forty year old facility . In 1985
a plan for an 18 ,000 square foot, $1 . 4 million facility was
developed; however City Council determined that this should not
be included as a component of the last bond election. since that
time no acceptable alternative has been found. on October 6,
1987 , the City Council instructed staff to develop an RFP for a
lease-purchase facility . Subsequently, it was determined that
the RFP could not be issued until a facility design was
completed.
During the summer of 1988, a Council Committee on Animal Control
Facilities consisting of Councilmembers Lancaster, Murrin, and
Gilley was established. Ramon Guajardo, Brooks Taylor , and
D'Metria Benson provided staff support . The committee instructed
staff in August of 1988 to authorize the T/PW
architect-on-retainer (Wadkins & Associates) to prepare a
preliminary design for a facility which would be smaller than the
original 1985 proposal . These preliminary plans were completed
in mid-November and presented to -the Council Committee on January
3 , 1989.
The plans called for a two building complex containing 10 , 216 net
square feet at an estimated cost of $847 , 500 . That facility
would replace the current facility but would have no capacity for
additional animals . The committee instructed staff to develop an
alternate design which would double the capacity for large and
medium dogs . The alternate design provides for a total facility
of 12, 352 square feet for an additional $152 , 500 or $1 million
for the total project .
A site selection analysis has been conducted by staff , using an
evaluation matrix developed by Wadkins and Associates . Staff
will submit a recommendation to the Council Committee on the
preferred site location at a later date.
An M&C to authorize a contract for the detailed architectural
design for the animal control center will be presented next
week unless otherwise directed by Council .
60,,,/Douglas Harman
City Manager
- ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER I FORT WORTH, TEXAS