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Home My WebLink AboutVTN Consolidated, Inc - 1974-07-02I • r THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between the CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, a municipal corporation, hereinafter s referred to as "CITY" and VTN CONSOLIDATED, INC., a California corporation, hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT." WHEREAS, CITY is desirous of identifying the needs, both functional and spatial for the constituent users, especially the senior citizens of the proposed community center; and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT has expertise in this area and has acted asa consultant in a similar capacity for other muni- cipalities; NOW, THEREFORE. the parties hereby mutually agree as follows: r CONSULTANT shall prepare a report identifying the needs, both functional and spatial, for the users of the proposed community center with speciS;.c emphasis on the needs of'the senior citizens. Said repor •; shall encompass, but will not be limited'to, the. following: SECTION 1 A. Identification of spatial needs for the various userr3, particularly senior citizens. B. Summary of square footages following priority analysis. C. Evaluation of alternative sites and recommendations. D. Development of anticipated project budget. E. Supporting documentation as required to support the application by the CITY to the county for funding of the pro -- posed development. SECTION 2 TIME OF COMPLETION CONSULTANT shall complete said report within forty --five (45) days from the date of execution of this agreement. J0:Ic, 6/3/74 ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: a California corporation By or an Ca es, Vice -Press ent Manager, Architectural Division CITY OF H NTINGTON BEACH a' mun . -1 corpora ion By k �T `` Mayor APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: ZQ. City Attorney City Administrator APP VED AS TO. ENT: Director of Recro ion and Parks 2. ,. S'HEDULE A CITY agrees to :compensate CONSULTANT for the services indicated on the following basis Compensation will b'e the equivalent of two and one-half (2-1/2) times the Direct Personnel Expenses plus reimbursement for - all extended travel (beyond fifty miles on any one trip ), Tong --distance telephone calls, reproduction of final documents, and similar out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by CONSULTANT in connection with such services. Direct Personnel Expenses shall include: basic individual payroll t rate (straight time only) including salary related costs, Such Salary related costs include: vacation, holiday and sick pay; health and welfare; employee welfare; health insurance; workmen's compensation; and payroll taxes. For the duration of the agreement indicated such salary related costs shall be limited to 27.6 percent of Direct Personnel Expenses. CONSULTANT shall submit to CITY on a mc,ithly basis an accounting of the individual payroll rate expenditures, out - of --pocket disbursements, and total compensation resulting from same. CONSULTANT shall supply to CITY upon demand, the individual payroll rates of the employees utilized to fulfill the agreement. Compensation for the services and duration indicated shall not exceed the limit stipulated in the agreement, unless adjusted by written amendment to this agreement and signed by CITY and CONSULTANT. `A CITY OF HUNTINCsTON BEACH INTER -DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION From VINCE>\lT G. MOORHOUSH ' Subjact ACQUISITON OF DOWNMWN PROPERTY Date September 22, 1975 As you are aware, the V.T.N. proposed plan indicates parking in the third blocks adjacent to Main Street, and the D.M.G. has requested that the City Council meet with them to discuss a multiple of issues applicable to the downtown project. One of those issues involves the purchase of properties within the project area for the purpose of parking.. I Mayor Gibbs appointed a committee of throe Councilpersons, who will be meeting with the legislative committee and executive boar3 of the Downtown Merchants' Guild on Septe,rber 25, 1975, in the downtown development office. In anticipation of trk�t meeting, I contacted the property owners in the thlyd block and inquired by letter if they were interested in liquidating their properties. I had the opportun- ity to discuss this matter with them personally prior to aW.?.etter of communication dated Ai gust 12, 1975• (See attached.) 1 have received from Mr. Henricksen and Phillips Petroleum Corrrpany, proposals for their property and I do feel that you and the City Coun- cil should have this information prior to the meeting of the D.M.G. I have discussed this with Mr. Harlow and other members of the Downtown Project Team, and it was our opinion and recommendation that if funds could be made available, this property should be purchased, as the property could be speculative for other individuals. This would result in a higher cost to the cy�f, if we had to acquire it at a later date. Obviously, it is a matter of priorities within the city. Most important is that we are aware that we have a very critical cash situation. Ibis is a muter that I sincerely feel should be discussed in some detail with the City Council, EAC, and the Dotantovin Merchants' Guild, In a sense, it is speculative, in that the city has not officially approved the project in toto. But, what are our alternatives? If this property is to be used for parking and is so designated in the plan and we do not buy it now, we would have to buy it later at a higher price, probably, through condemnation. We could delay purchase until that exact location was agreed upon and approved, and pay the inflated price. In discussing this matter with the staff, it was our mutual opinion that if the cash flow could to created, we should acquire the property now, clear off the limited structures and put the property isntn ;?-productive parking lot for the downtown business area, which has been needed for many years. This will provide the downtown area with much needed resource, ,W '" t =A` strip Ci y dmini n Re: Acquisition of Downtown Property --2-- September 22, 1975 as well as :" providi±ig ' the dovmtmvn ' merchants and property owners with a.: real - commitment on behalf of the City Council of the city `of` lluntint ton Beach -to bring about an effective recycling of that portion of bur city. If, for some reason, the development plan were to be amerided at: -a later date, the Redevelopment Agency or the city could use this prop- erty for the purpose of negotiation of trade or converting to cash for the purpose of meeting the needs of any unforeseen possible change in the plan. The property values in the downtown area or anything new, the coastal zone will continue to escalate.Therefore, it is not a'poor in -- vestment. When you get down to the bottom lire, it is a decision of do we want to invest now and capitalize on the lowest purchase price or welt until the project is adopted and pay a higher premium for the same property. This is a decision that you and the City Council need to make in the very near future, in that the offer to sell the property to the city (both offers) have a very limited time factor in them. I do know that there w--a other parties negotiating for this property and a decision should be made at the earliest date possible in order that escrow papers could be'entered into or vie could advise the sellers that we are unable to buy at.this time. If you have further questions concerning this matter, please contact me. I will look forward to discussing this with you and the City Council at Harbors, Beaches, & Development VGM/pr cc: Richard A. Harlow, Planning Director William J. Back, Economic Development John Behrens, Director, Building and Com. Development H. E. Hartge, Director, Public Works Department Rick Keilin, V.T.N. Consolidated, Inc. Robert C. Terry, President, D.M.G. C 11 t'ro ' Honorable Mavor.. an d From Citv Administrator f The a.ttached.agreement between the City and VTN calls,for the corlsu].tant to study the spatial and functional needs of senior citizens with regard to. the proposed community, center and to evaluate alternative sites, , develop a projected budget, and supply documentation to -,support the City's application for funding on the project. The City will pay VTN $3,200 out of the Recreation contractual services account for this service. RECOMMENDATION Execute the agreement so as to expedite the conversion of the center for use by our senior citizens. Respectfully submitted, David D. Rowlands City Administrator DDR:eh Attachment X&1,00�