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City reports $43.63 million bond program near completion; community centers and Fire Station 10 getting technology upgrades
Summary
City staff and Jacobs consultants updated councilors on a $43,631,000 bond/initiative program that has funded Fire Station 10 and upgrades to multiple community centers; many sites have ribbon-cutting dates set and technology upgrades (access control, cameras, public computers) are being installed.
City staff and Jacobs, the program manager, gave councilors a detailed status update on a multi-source $43,631,000 investment program that funds community-center renovations and Fire Station 10 and includes technology and furnishings as part of project closeouts.
Bradley Pemberton of Jacobs and project manager Britney Lee told the council that construction for more than 60% of the projects is scheduled to be complete in April/May and that Fire Station 10 is aiming to have personnel in beds and an official opening in May. Pemberton said the total program funding has drawn on multiple sources, including ARPA, CDBG, HUD and other funding streams tied to the Montgomery initiative.
Staff provided a site-by-site status: Crump Community Center construction and technology work to be substantially complete this week with a ribbon cutting scheduled for April 8; Chisholm complete with technology installed and a ribbon cutting scheduled for April 9; Sheridan Heights substantially complete by April 4 with an outdoor master plan and ribbon cutting May 10; Courtney Harmon Pruitt moving quickly with technology starting around April and a tentative June ribbon cutting; CRC and Newtown scheduled for July tech upgrades; Maxon and Regency tentatively scheduled for June completion. Technology upgrades include two tiers: tier 1 (access control, cameras, gaming equipment, public computers) and tier 2 (security monitoring, front-door access control and public-use computers); staff said all tier 1 and tier 2 upgrades will be complete by August.
Pemberton and Lee emphasized that finishing construction is only part of the work: furniture, technology, internet, security and other operational items must be installed before staff can occupy the facilities. The council was invited to visits and to ongoing project-status briefings at project offices.
