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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1973 10 08 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL October 8, 1973 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Saltarelli at 5:10 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. II. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen: Saltarelli, Sharp, Welsh. Absent: Councilmen: Langley, Woodruff. Others present: City~Administrator Harry Gill Asst. Cityi Admin.-~--Comm. Devel. Ken~Fl~gte ~(A~ting~ecretary) City Attorney James Rourke III. COUNCIL CHAMBER DESIGN AND LOCATION Mr. Gill presented a plot plan alternative for the Civic Center site that would provide for the Council Chamber to have 108 fixed seats, located in closer proximity to the Administrative office wing of the City Hall. This location of the Council Chamber would permit the inclusion on the site of a com- munity center structure, in addition to the library site. Moved by Councilman Sharp, seconded by Councilman Welsh that Change Order No. 1 be approved, author- izing the relocation of the Council Chambers in closer proximity to the Administrative offices and changing the design to a 108 fixed seat theater- type assembly structure. Carried unanimously, Councilmen Langley and Woodruff absent~ ~ : IV. PLOT PLAN AND COMMUNITY BUILDING Mr. Gill presented plot plan alternatives that could accommodate a 15,000 square foot library structure and a 5,000 square foot community building. Discussion centered around the design concepts of the structures, circulation system as related to Third and Main Streets, and the desire for the com- munity building to be designed in accordance with the initial concept of the Council Chamber, whereby the southerly exposure would complement the garden mall. This could be achieved by relocating the proposed kitchen facilities to the westerly side of the community center building. Mr. Rourke advised that it would be necessary for the Council to advertise for competitive bids for a contract to construct the community center building. However, the present agreement with the Architect, A. Quincy Jones, authorizes the design of the struc- tures without the necessity of a new agreement, upon the approval of the City Council. Moved by Saltarelli, seconded by Sharp that plot plan alternative "A~ be app~oved and the City Attorney and City Administrator be authorized to contra~t with A. Quincy Jones for the design of'a community building of 4,300 to 5,500 square feet, at an estimated construction cost of $30.00 per square foot. Carried unanimously. City Council Minutes 10/8/73 Page 2 V. LIBRARY AGREEMENT Moved by Sharp, seconded by Welsh that the City Council determines that the Orange County Branch Library is appropriate and authorized for the Civic Center site subject to the signing of a lease agree- ment. The City staff is hereby authorized to for- malize an agreement with the County of Orange, sub- ject to the City C0uncil's retention of the assurance of design compatibility of the Library structure with other Civic Center improvements. Carried unanimously. Further discussion of the action specified that the term "fair market value" shall be defined as the value of the improvements constructed by the County of Orange and shall not be meant to imply the value of the land or site. By unanimous agree- ment, the 50-year lease term was acceptable to the CounCil and staff was authorized to formalize an agreement that would begin the best interests of the City, that would also be acceptable within the policy constraints of the County of Orange. In this regard, it was deemed essential that the Civic Center Architect, A. Quincy Jones, have~ input to exterior design factorsof the Library, which could be achieved by a joint venture with the architect selected by Orange County. VI. ADJOURNMENT Moved by W~lsh, seconded by Sharp that the Special Meeting be adjourned to the next regular meeting of the City Council. Carried unanimously. (6:10 p.m.) ~ / ' /AYOR ~ITY CLERK ~