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* � <br /> Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2009-43 <br /> DATE: June 5, 2009 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager � <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Public Works Director ��Kj �� <br /> � <br /> SUBJECT: Agreement with Carl Walker, Inc., to perform Parking Garage Condition <br /> Assessments and an overall Parking System Assessment for the City of <br /> Decatur, City Project 08-16 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> This project consists of two parts, a parking garage condition assessment and an overall parking <br /> system assessment for the City of Decatur. Each part of the project is covered under a separate <br /> contract and will be approved by a separate resolution. <br /> 1. It is recommended by staffthat the City Council approve an agreement with Carl Walker, <br /> Inc., to perform a parking garage condition assessment of City Parking Garage B (North/ <br /> Water) and City Parking Garage C (Franklin/Wood)to assure the continued structural <br /> integrity of the City's parking structures. The Resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute <br /> the Agreement with Carl Walker, Inc., and for the expenditure of up to $27,300 for <br /> professional services. <br /> 2. If the City Council wishes to perform an evaluation of the City's entire parking system with <br /> the goal of improving the system and producing a self-supporting system, then staff <br /> recommends that City Council approve an agreement with Carl Walker, Inc., to perform a <br /> parking system assessment of the City's entire parking system. The Resolution authorizes <br /> the Mayor to execute the Agreement with Carl Walker, Inc., and for the expenditure of up to <br /> $75,700 for professional services. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Prior Council Action <br /> September 15, 2008—City staffprovided a green sheet memorandum to the City Council <br /> advising them that the Engineering Division was issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting <br /> interested firms to provide a proposal to assess the City's parking system which would include a <br /> structural condition assessment of the City's parking garages and an overall assessment of the <br /> City's downtown parking system. This memo provides a good overview of the various points to <br /> be studied and has been reproduced for the Council's information. <br /> Page � 1 <br />