HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 & 09 - Police Station Locker Room Remodel - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed
February 9, 2021
Item No. 8 & 9
From: Rieff, Kim
Sent: Monday, February 08, 20219:43 AM
To: Mulvey, Jennifer
Subject: FW: CNB Police Department Remodel?
Attachments: Staff Report-30.pdf, Staff Report-34.pdf
From: Laura Curran <lauracurran@me.com>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 20219:41 AM
To: Tauscher, Peter <PTauscher@newportbeachca.gov>; Webster, Branden<Branden.Webster@dweIIworks.com>
Cc: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov>; Leung, Grace <gleung@newportbeachca.gov>
Subject: CNB Police Department Remodel?
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Staff & Council:
The City Council is proposing to spend $1.1M+ on a Locker Room Remodel; this may be a merited expense. However, the
Staff Reports do not help the reader and residents to understand why this is being done or what we are getting.
Residents should be able to read the Staff Report and understand the project. In this case, this would help people to
understand why this is prioritized over resources such as Boardwalk patrols to manage increased crowds during the
upcoming COVID-19 Summer.
I read the Staff Reports and could not find any information to explain the need or the cost factors, such as
-Diagrams of the Work Area, pictures of the lockers, etc.
-Work to be performed? Trades involved.
-How many lockers for how many people? -Why these lockers from this vendor?
-Significant improvements, for example, do we have more female officers so we need more lockers for women?
Security features of the locker room?
Example:
Staff is requesting approval to purchase locker room lockers (How many?) for the Newport Beach
Police Department through Sourcewell, a government purchasing cooperative alliance. Staff has
determined that the most cost-effective method of construction of the Police Department Locker
Room Remodel Project would be to utilize a cooperative purchasing program to separately purchase
the lockers and provide them to the awarded contractor for installation. Authorization is being
requested to approve a purchase agreement with Gatehouse MSI, LLC dba McMurray Stern, under
Sourcewell Contract #010920 -SPC.
Thank you
Laura Curran
Received After Agenda Printed
February 9, 2021
Item No. 8
From: Rieff, Kim
Sent: Monday, February 08, 202112:40 PM
To: Mulvey, Jennifer
Subject: FW: Comment for the Public Record- City Council Session Agenda Item 8
From: Denys Oberman <dho@obermanassociates.com>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 202112:38 PM
To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov>; Brown, Leilani <LBrown@newportbeachca.gov>
Subject: Comment for the Public Record- City Council Session Agenda Item 8
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Mayor Avery and Council Members,
We noted the Staff Recommendation for the City to approve a total amount of approx.. $1.2 Million
for a proposed, Remodel of the Police Dept. Locker Room.
The Staff proposal included a contingency of 10% CV, and $8,000 for " incidentals".
Of the proposed Total, approx.. $366K for the Lockers themselves were proposed to be funded through a General Fund
reallocation.
We are wondering, Is this an Essential expense at this point in time, given:
1. The City's reduced Revenue due to COVID-related impacts on businesses
2. The City contends that it cannot afford( or will not approve) allocations to provide adequate Protections for the
safety of the Public,
The City's residents?
We ask that the Council defer this project until such time as the outlook for local Revenue is more stabilized -12
months would be appropriate.
Further, as per prior questioning, we question Staff's approach to fiscal controls given the repeated liberal use of
"Contingencies" , where amounts are not required
given the nature of the projects at hand. It is appropriate to take a more disciplined approach to spending at this point in
time.
Thank you for your consideration.
Denys H. Oberman
Resident and Community Stakeholder
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