ITEM TITLE:
Work Session: Child Care Site Analysis Final Report
SUBMITTED BY: Nate Duval, Capital Facilities Director/Assistant City Manager/ Elise Sorum-Birk, Deputy City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: n/a
Unencumbered Balance: n/a
Funding Source: n/a
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
In April 2024, the City of Valdez retained the services of Bettisworth North to create a feasibility analysis for developing four existing sites into a future childcare facility and an equivalent new construction facility at an undetermined site.
The program of work for the facility included the following demographics:
• Infants (0-18 month): 10 each
• 18 months to 3 years old: 12 each
• 3-5 years old: 30 each
• Teachers & Staff: 7-10 each
The project tasks included the following:
• Regulatory Review: Outline State and Federal Requirements for a child care facility including all relevant building and fire code requirements.
• Programming & Test Fits: Provide information detailing the number of children and staff that each facility can accommodate.
• Operation & Maintenance: Detailing building cost of ownership information, i.e. range of anticipated yearly energy costs and maintenance needs for the life of the facility.
• ROM Pricing: Provide rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for construction at the four (4) sites
The proposed sites included the following:
• Hermon Hutchens Elementary School: West Wing
• Ike ‘Woody Woodman’ Recreation Center
• National Guard Armory
• Royal Center
David Popiel Senior Architect with Bettisworth North’s consulting team will be present to present the findings. Final report is attached for review.