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File Number: 17-389 <br />Engineer Austine Osakwe, Public Works Director Debbie Pollart and City Manager Chris <br />Zapata <br />  <br />Public present: Dominic LiMandri, SLIA, Peter Arnold, Abey Arnold Associates, Landscape <br />Architects <br />  <br />1.B. Announcements <br />  <br />None. <br />  <br />2. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />  <br />2.A. Discussion Regarding SLIA Bocce Ball Court at Root Park <br /> <br />Dominic LiMandri and Peter Arnold co-presented information on the proposed Root Park <br />Bocce Court. SLIA estimates that construction could start this fall. City should as possible <br />reuse salvaged picnic tables and benches. <br /> <br />  <br />2.B. Discussion Regarding Police Building Expansion and Theater Conversion <br />Associate Engineer Kyle Lei presented an update on Police Building and South Office <br />modifications project, including possible conversion of the existing theater to a multi-purpose <br />room. <br /> <br />Committee Requests/Direction to Staff: <br />Councilmember Lopez expressed concern over loss of the theater space and provision of <br />enhancement to other theaters (Library). <br />Mayor Cutter expressed concern of adjacency of PD to the proposed multi-purpose room; not <br />a concern because practice of other agencies is to have multi-purpose room that is <br />occasionally used as emergency operations center. Mayor recommends including cooking <br />facilities. <br />City Manager recommends that Committee make a recommendation to full Council. <br />Police Building built in 1967 vs City Hall renovated 1995 - opportunity to renovate PD building <br />and bring up to standard. <br />Not only out of space for personnel, also out of space for equipment (mechanical, IT, HVAC, <br />etc.). <br />Councilmember Lopez: recommendation to have one more meeting. Staff to be prepared to <br />present on PD building and south offices modification - move to 7/3 City Council meeting with <br />Committee’s affirmative recommendation and make an action item (instead of consent item <br />on Council 6/19) (highlight investment in public safety, conversion of theater to multi-purpose <br />space, EOC, Police Building built in 1967 vs City Hall renovated 1995 - opportunity to <br />renovate PD building and bring up to standard). <br /> <br />2.C Project Updates <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/11/2017 <br />259