Amador County – The Ione City Council held a workshop with its new city engineer Tuesday and discussed upcoming civic projects, including the police office remodel, circulation improvements, and other work. City Engineer John Wanger of Coastland Engineering said a renovation of the police office inside of city hall grew in cost over the original estimate. That was due to the need to bring city hall’s public areas compliant to Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements. Wanger said a “certified access specialist” looked at city hall and the police department plans, then the plans were changed to meet ADA specifications. Wenger said during the process of looking at ADA and the police department remodel, there were several meetings with City Manager Kim Kerr and Ione Police Chief Michael Johnson, so the engineer could get input and approval on changes to the plan. He said “the plan now comes into compliance with ADA, but it goes over budget.” To keep costs down, the engineer said the city can bid out portions of the work and complete the remodel in stages. Kerr said $60,000 was budgeted for the police department remodel, and the original quote was $30,000. Kerr said the city does not have to make the entire city hall building ADA accessible because it is not all accessible to the public, but the city must make it ADA accessible “from the parking lot all the way to the bathrooms.” Kerr said until they know the final numbers, staff did not want to spend a lot of money. She told the council that leasing space for a police department office “would not be cost-effective.” Wanger said the police department remodel project likely would take 30 to 40 days. Circulation improvement was also discussed, with a “Pavement Management System,” which the engineer also worked on. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 20 May 2010 06:09
Ione PD Remodel Cost Rises With ADA Regs.
Amador County – The Ione City Council held a workshop with its new city engineer Tuesday and discussed upcoming civic projects, including the police office remodel, circulation improvements, and other work. City Engineer John Wanger of Coastland Engineering said a renovation of the police office inside of city hall grew in cost over the original estimate. That was due to the need to bring city hall’s public areas compliant to Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements. Wanger said a “certified access specialist” looked at city hall and the police department plans, then the plans were changed to meet ADA specifications. Wenger said during the process of looking at ADA and the police department remodel, there were several meetings with City Manager Kim Kerr and Ione Police Chief Michael Johnson, so the engineer could get input and approval on changes to the plan. He said “the plan now comes into compliance with ADA, but it goes over budget.” To keep costs down, the engineer said the city can bid out portions of the work and complete the remodel in stages. Kerr said $60,000 was budgeted for the police department remodel, and the original quote was $30,000. Kerr said the city does not have to make the entire city hall building ADA accessible because it is not all accessible to the public, but the city must make it ADA accessible “from the parking lot all the way to the bathrooms.” Kerr said until they know the final numbers, staff did not want to spend a lot of money. She told the council that leasing space for a police department office “would not be cost-effective.” Wanger said the police department remodel project likely would take 30 to 40 days. Circulation improvement was also discussed, with a “Pavement Management System,” which the engineer also worked on. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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