2017-10-23-minutes-public-works-study-session

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PROJECT NARRATNE 1. Project Description: Describe the scope of work. Indicate ttte major work involved, Including a brief comparison of existing and proposed conditions. The original project was to replace an aging roof on the Ellensburg Business Incubator Building. Funds have been disbursed for the roof replacement, On March 14, 2017, Jim Armstrong, on behalf of the City of Ellensburg and as contractor for EBDA, approached the COG with a request to expend undisbursed funds to support replacement of swamp coolers. This current request is utilize undisbursed funds for the same purpose: to replace an aging roof of a building located on 10ditas County leased land, and owned by the EBDA. The Airport Building, as it Is commonly known as, has a roof that habitually leaks, disrupting the activities of the tenant/business owners, and thus adversely impacting economic activity In the County. In providing the undisbursed funds for this purpose, the COG will increase their local investment match more than twice as much, and support the ongoing operations of a building intended to support light Industrial activity on iCttitas County owned land. 2. Main the specific Infrastructure Issues the project addresses and how they are linked to economic development Improvements. The original proposal discussed the history of the Ellensburg Business Incubator — a %duty designed, constructed and managed in support of start-up business who need space at a less than market ranee in their early years. This request results in a roof replacement that will allow for continued operation of small businesses in tenancy at the Airport Building, and lead to additional jobs within the county and the region. 3. Preliminary Engineering Phase: Estimated Start date:: Estimated End Date: Please explain phase status (work already completed, in progress, awaiting funding, etc., and factors that may slow phase progress). No engineering or phasing is required for any portion of this project 4. Right of Way Phase: Is It Required? Yes__ No -x— Estimated X Estimated Start Date: NA _ Estimated End Date: NA Please explain phase status (work already completed, In progress, awaiting funding, etc., and factors that may slow phase progress). Not applicable to this project.