CITY OF
PUBLIC
WORKS/UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
To: Mayor and
City Commission
From: Ambreen
Bhatty, City Manager
By:
Steve
Chapman, Finance Director
Date: January
26, 2010
Subject: Construction of 2500 square foot
concrete building and associated funding
At the City Commission meeting on January 12, 2010, staff made a presentation to the City Commission requesting an approval to construct a 2500 square foot concrete building to house electrical equipment for the water plant as part of the overall Water Plant Improvement Project. In addition, due to several recent incidents causing failures and shutdown of the IT services, staff believes that by relocating some of the key IT equipment to this building will give our IT department a more secure location. The building will also be used to store critical City record. There is also a possibility of leasing some space in this building to other IT companies, generating revenue to the City.
The proposed building would be a hardened structure that would be designed and constructed to meet or exceed Category 5 storm events.
With a new building already planned in the water plant’s capital projects, expanding the size now to accommodate other City needs is the direction we need to proceed forward with.
According to preliminary estimates, staff believes that this structure will not cost more than $300,000. The City’s Utility Fund has adequate fund balance to support this expenditure. However, a budget amendment is required in the Utility Fund to appropriate $300,000 in order to move forward with the project.
Recommendation
The Administration recommends Commission’s consideration
and approval of the following attached items:
i) A resolution authorizing an expenditure of not more than $300,000 for the public works/utilities department to construct a 2500 square foot building at the water treatment plant facility which will house electrical equipment, for the water plant, critical public records, information technology equipment; and some extra space to lease.
ii)
First
reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance no. 09-09-1227 by which the City Commission
adopted the budget of the City of North Lauderdale for the 2009/2010 fiscal
year, to provide for an appropriation in the Utility Fund in an amount of
$300,000.
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE,
FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE OF NOT MORE THAN $300,000 FOR THE PUBLIC
WORKS/UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO CONSTRUCT A 2500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY WHICH WILL
HOUSE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, CRITICAL PUBLIC RECORDS, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT; AND PROVIDNG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida, does hereby authorize the expenditure of not more than $300,000.00 for the Public Works/Utilities department to construct a 2500 square foot building at the water plant treatment plant facility which will house electrical equipment, critical public records, and information technology equipment.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale, Florida, this 26th day of January, 2010.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
__________________________________
CITY ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. GOREN
_______________________________
MAYOR JACK BRADY
________________________________
VICE MAYOR JOHN R. CANGEMI
ATTEST:
_________________________________
PATRICIA VANCHERI, CITY CLERK
ORDINANCE NO. ______________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 09-09-1227 BY WHICH THE CITY COMMISSION DID ADOPT THE
BUDGET OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE FOR THE 2009/2010 FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING
FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUND BALANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE FUNDING OF A CAPITAL
PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT OF $300,000; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission for the City of North Lauderdale adopted the 2009/2010 Fiscal Year Budget for the City of North Lauderdale through the adoption of Ordinance 09-09-1227 on September 24, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to amend Ordinance 09-09-1227 to reflect the appropriation of fund balance for the funding of a capital purchase in the utility fund for the 2009/2010 Fiscal Year Budget; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it to be in the best interest of the residents and citizens of the City of North Lauderdale to amend the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 budget as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF
Section 1: That the foregoing “Whereas” clauses are
adopted as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2: That Ordinance, 09-09-1227, which Ordinance did adopt the General Fund
and Operating Budget of the City of North Lauderdale for the 2009/2010 fiscal
year, and the budget adopted thereby be, and the same is hereby amended, to
cause and reflect the increase of a total of $300,000 of appropriation to said
Operating Budget as set forth as follows:
1. A Utility Fund capital purchase authorization
in an amount of $300,000.
2. Use of Utility Fund Balance for financing of
the capital purchase.
Section 3: That all Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances, Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be, and
the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4: Should any section or any provision of
this Ordinance or portion hereof, any paragraph, sentence, or work be, declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 5: That this Ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon adoption.
PASSED on first reading by the
City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale this 26th day of
January 2010.
PASSED and ADOPTED on second reading by the City Commission of the City
of North Lauderdale this ___________ day of _____________ 2010.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________________
CITY ATTORNEY SAMUEL S. GOREN
_______________________________
MAYOR JACK BRADY
_______________________________
VICE MAYOR JOHN R. CANGEMI
ATTEST:
__________________________________
CITY CLERK, PATRICIA VANCHERI