For City Council Meeting [September 14, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Approve Necessary Services for the Remediation and Reconstruction of the Damaged Public Works Building Located at 335 W. Rialto Avenue up to the Initial Claim Value of $250,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On Friday, August 20, 2021, the Public Works, Engineering and Administration Department was alerted that the building located at 335 W. Rialto Avenue was on fire. The Fire Department was dispatched and responded to the fire. All City staff and any members of the public that were in the building at the time were safely evacuated from the area. The fire caused extensive damages to the structure of the building in addition to water and smoke damage. The building was boarded up and secured that evening.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Over the weekend and on Monday, August 23, 2021, all Public Works staff were relocated to the HR Meeting Room/Public Works Breakroom. Staff worked closely with IT and Facilities Maintenance staff to ensure all services were maintained and fully operational to the public and developers/businesses.
On August 26, 2021, City staff met with the City's Insurance Adjuster and McLarens and Padgett's Fire & Flood Restoration company to discuss the actions needed to repair and reconstruct the damages and the need for modular buildings to temporarily house Public Works & Engineering staff during this process.
Padgett's Fire & Flood Restoration
The Rialto Fire Department contacted 1800-BOARD-UP to secure the building once the fire was extinguished. Padgett's Fire & Flood Restoration arrived on scene and proceeded to board up the roof and glass doors, securing the building.
On August 21, 2021, Padgett's performed emergency water reclamation and installed dehumidifiers to start the drying process.
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