DATE: October 31, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Agreement No. 16-537 with the City of Fowler for the Fowler ADA Improvements - Curb Ramps & Municipal Center Doors, Community Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. 16231
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment I to Agreement 16-537 with the City of Fowler for the Fowler ADA Improvements - Curb Ramps & Municipal Center Doors, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 16231 ($152,216).
REPORT
Amendment I to the Agreement provides an additional $9,789 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the project which will increase CDBG funds to a total of $152,216. The additional funds are needed due to increased construction costs. The additional CDBG funds are available from the City’s CDBG allocation.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, the City may not have sufficient funds to complete the entire project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost. Amendment I will increase CDBG funding for the Fowler ADA Improvements - Curb Ramps & Municipal Center Doors Project from the City’s CDBG allocation by $9,789. Total CDBG funding for the Project will be $152,216. The additional CDBG funds are included in the FY 2017-18 Public Works and Planning - Community Development Block Grant Org 7205 Adopted Budget. CDBG funds are provided on a reimbursement basis. The City of Fowler will provide all sums of money in excess of the CDBG funds that may be necessary to complete the project.
DISCUSSION:
On August 23, 2016, as Item #47, the Board approved the Fowler ADA Improvements - Curb Ramps & Municipal Center Doors Project No. 16231, in the amount of $142,427. The Agreement provided CDBG funds to the City of Fowler on a reimbursement basis to construct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps at the intersections of Fifth & Vine and Fifth & Fresno in Fowler, and install ADA compliant door openers at the Fowler Municipal Center. The improvements will provide improved accessibility to those with impaired mobility. The Project is located at the Fowler Municipal Center and at the intersections of Fifth & Vine and Fifth & Fresno in Fowler.
Amendment I increases the total CDBG funds allocated to this project from $142,427 to $152,216. The increase is necessary to offset increases in construction costs. The additional CDBG funds are available from the City’s CDBG allocation. All remaining provisions of the Agreement dated August 23, 2016, will remain in full force and effect.
OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES:
Amendment I to the Agreement has been reviewed and approved by the City of Fowler.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #47, August 23, 2016
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Map
On file with Clerk - Amendment I to Agreement 16-537 with City of Fowler
CAO ANALYST:
John Hays