Speaker 2: Bush and Kerry's.
Speaker 1: Thank you. Next up is 34.
Speaker 2: Item 34 is a report from Public Works, Parks and Recreation, Marine. Recommendation two What the contract to you says cow builders for the Halton Park Community Center project for a total contract amount not to exceed 5.2 mil District nine.
Speaker 1: Any public comment?
Speaker 6: Re staff report, please, Mr. Mayor.
Speaker 1: Sure thing. Any public comment saying none. Mr. West. Steve Scott. It'll be Craig back. But we look alike, I guess. So tonight, we just wanted to bring forward this fantastic community project to build a new community center in District nine at Howden Park. We do have some images that we'd like to share. What you see here is an overview of the current site as it exists today in the buildings. Well, building, they're all kind of built at different points in time. And what's interesting I think about this perspective is that the newest built building, which was 1987, is the one that we're having the most challenges with, and we're probably going to have to take down a portion of that wing. So this site perspective kind of shows you where the new building will be, the one that we're going to start in 2018. This is a layout of what that building will be. It's a community center that represents roughly 6500 square feet, plus an enclosed courtyard that's another 4000 square feet. And these are some of the images. And you can see that we're really trying to respect the existing architecture of the older structure and add in the new structure so it can stand on its own with its architecture itself, but also integrate in with the new building where we're really shaping where the entrance will be. Again, some different perspectives of what that's going to look like. We will win for. No question. The exciting part about this evening, with council's support on this item, we will do a groundbreaking March 3rd at 11 a.m. We invite you all to participate and celebrate this new project. Construction will start will start shortly after in April, and we should finish in summer of 2019. That concludes staff report and available for questions. Thank you very much. There's a motion in a second and a customer appears.
Speaker 5: I just want to say congratulations. I know everybody worked really, really hard on this. We should have heard this item when all your people were here, but congratulations.
Speaker 6: I know. I would have been a good idea. Congratulations, guys. Now, just say something quickly, Mr. Mayor. Sure. Just want to say I know how hard public works work to make this project happen under difficult budget constraints. And Craig, you're doing an amazing job. And I just want to recognize that in park staff has been working with this for a long time on this. They know how important this is. Thank you to everyone. This is I like to call it a hundred years in the making. Right. So this is really significant. And we got to vote on it on your last day. Murray, thanks a lot.
Speaker 1: Thank you. Next up is item 35. So after the vote, of course, I did have a comment. We have we did have a comment.
Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7113 for the Houghton Park Community Center Project; award the contract to USS Cal Builders, Inc., of Stanton, CA, in the amount of $4,997,831 authorize a five percent contingency in the amount of $249,892 for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,247,723; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto.  (District 9)