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Market building demolition set to begin April 28; bird-netting project over budget, staff to seek alternatives
Summary
PMAC heard demolition of the market office building is set to begin April 28, with electrical relocation preceding physical teardown. Staff said a bird-netting project came in over budget and the city will explore alternatives. Commissioners and a long-time vendor also raised tripping hazards and asked for faster remediation.
The Public Market Advisory Commission was told the demolition of the market office building will begin April 28, starting with relocation of electrical service and followed by physical demolition.
Stephanie, market staff, said crews will move electrical service from a temporary pole and run it underground to the main utility box removed from the building before demolition begins. “We hope that the impacts on market days will be minimal,” she said, but staff warned demolition will overlap some market activities.
Staff also reported a pending facilities work list. Stephanie said staff submitted requests to repair a leak near Stall 60 and to restripe a tripping-hazard zone by Stall 141; she also submitted a longer-term request to restripe the parking lot. “I have put in a request to re-stripe the area by Stall 141 that was a tripping hazard zone,” she said.
Bird-netting project over budget
Stephanie told the commission a planned bird-netting installation was “way over budget” and the city is now looking at other approaches and examples from other markets. She said the city previously indicated it was ready to proceed but later rescinded the funding due to cost. Commissioners asked Remi, the city project lead who will attend the next meeting, to return with options and cost information.
Timeline and public comment
Stephanie said the contractor originally estimated two weeks for the demolition work but the city is projecting up to a month as a contingency. Vendor Debbie Marks said during public comment that the month timeline is disappointing given other nearby demolition projects she said were completed more quickly; she also urged immediate restriping and temporary barriers for the tripping area near stalls 141 and 142.
What remains open: city staff will provide cost estimates and alternative designs for bird netting when Remi attends the next PMAC meeting. Staff will follow up on near-term restriping at Stall 141 and the leak reported near Stall 60.
Ending: PMAC members asked staff to press for details from Public Works or the construction contractor and to seek minimal market-day disruption while demolition proceeds.
