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Civil rights office to get HVAC and privacy upgrades; director says funding and furniture unresolved
Summary
City staff plan to bid a roughly $150,000 office remodel to address HVAC, ceiling and wall privacy problems in the Davenport Civil Rights Commission offices; the director said the budget source and lobby furniture replacement remain unclear.
Director Lacy told commissioners the planned remodel will focus on HVAC replacement, raising walls to meet ceiling tiles to improve sound privacy and security, and adding a pass-through window in the lobby.
“...they're gonna take the hundred and $50,000 that has been allocated to update our office to focus on those things,” Lacy said. She described hearing and privacy problems that interfere with confidential complaint intake: items fall from walls when doors close, conversations carry into adjacent rooms and the conference room, and the current walls do not extend to the ceiling.
Staff expect to send the remodel out to bid and will notify the commission when contractor dates are available. Lacy said the office will likely need to be vacated for two to four weeks while ceilings are opened and walls are raised. She asked bidders to avoid the commission’s busiest months of June and September if possible.
Lacy also said lobby furniture that had been removed earlier was disposed of by facilities staff because she was told replacement furniture would be provided; the current plan does not include new lobby furnishings. She said she has not received a written funding update and remains uncertain where the allocated dollars will be drawn from.
Next steps: the city will solicit contractor bids and return dates; the commission awaits a written funding explanation before final scheduling.
