TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Liang Chin Su, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Project Creations, Budget Amendments, and Agreement for the "Fifth Street Garage and Napa Library Maintenance Project," PW 25-13
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize creation of Capital Improvement Projects 25027 and 25028 for the "Fifth Street Garage and Napa Library Maintenance Project," PW 25-13; approve and authorize Agreement No. 250313B with Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc. for a maximum of $309,800 for preliminary design, construction documents, and bidding services; and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $360,000 Expense; Capital Improvements Project and Library Funds; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Fifth Street Parking Garage is a public parking garage co-owned by Napa County, City of Napa, and private partners. Overall, the facility functions well but is showing signs of sealant and paint failure, thin brick veneer damage, and minor concrete and cement plaster cracking.
The Napa County Library Main Branch was the result of the efforts of a group of 19th-century young men who called themselves "The Excelsior Club." They developed a small collection over the years to serve the Napa community, and that collection was taken over by the City of Napa in 1885. In 1901, George E Goodman donated a building for housing the library-the Goodman Library-which served the citizens of Napa for 60 years.?In 1916, the State of California passed legislation that allowed counties to establish free public libraries, and the Napa County Board of Supervisors then established the Napa County Free Library, located just three blocks from the Goodman Library in downtown Napa. In 1963, the Napa City Library merged with the Napa County Free Library. To better serve the growing service area, and with a combination of funds from the library, the Friends of the Library, and federal and local grants, the cu...
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