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City staff recommends accepting Weyerhaeuser donation at 306 Walter; requests $1.85 million ARPA transfer for 900 Whittington renovations
Summary
Weyerhaeuser offered to donate a property at 306 Walter Street that includes a 3,000 sq. ft. metal building and a 600 sq. ft. outbuilding; staff said the parcel would serve records and parks storage and requested a $1,850,000 ARPA restricted fund transfer to renovate 900 Whittington and make roof repairs at 306 Walter.
Deputy City Manager Denny McFate presented terms of an offer from Weyerhaeuser Company to donate property at 306 Walter Street to the city. McFate said the fenced and gated parcel is approximately three-quarters of an acre and includes a roughly 3,000-square-foot metal building (part heated and cooled) and a separate roughly 600-square-foot storage building.
Staff said the city needs new space to store records and parks maintenance equipment because records are currently housed at the former St. Joseph Hospital complex on Whittington Avenue, which staff expect to be demolished in late 2025 or early 2026. McFate recommended accepting the donation.
Separately, staff requested a budget transfer of $1,850,000 from ARPA restricted fund balance to renovate the 900 Whittington Avenue building and address capital needs at 306 Walter. A staff presentation explained the Walter Street roof is estimated at approximately $67,000; most other capital improvements in the transfer are for 900 Whittington. Staff compared a renovation cost of about $151 per square foot (purchase plus renovations) to previously bid new construction figures of $375'$400 per square foot.
Staff said the renovated 900 Whittington building would provide records storage and office space and allow relocation of Parks maintenance operations from Davidson Drive. The donation and the proposed ARPA transfer were placed on the board's Jan. 21 agenda for formal action.
