ouncil

12 - Wednesday, January 22,

1986 - Nocth Share News

demands

pool clarification

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commission had been told by
professional consultants that
they could not see any pro-
biems arising with such a
Project, but that this did not
turn out to be so.

Council was told that the
$175,000 overrun broke
down into several categories,
with $15,000 going io im-
prove inadequate founda-
tions; $12,000 for changes
requested by the city’s Advi-
sory Design Panel to enclose
the outdoor portion of the
waterslide; $21,200 for addi-
tional work needed because
of a new building code and
$20,000 needed for higher
labor costs.

UNDERESTIMATION |

Underestimating © by the
architect and project man-

ager and over-specifying of. —
project materials: has led to. .
$44,000 needed for:

mechanical items, $20,000
for electrical requirements
and $28,000 for other items
such as double glazed win-
dows, Schulstad said.
Additional censtruction
costs and contingencies came
to $15,000. 7
Council demanded
clarification as to.all of the
additional projected costs
needed to complete the last
phase. © ; : :
Commissioner Jay

McPherson in answering. §
Dean’s question as to. why . @

the foundations in the pro-
ject area were inadequate
explained that the Rec
Commission had the original

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drawings of the building, but
not the ‘‘as built’” drawings
which were different.

UPGRADING NEEDED

As a result it was not until
work had begun that it was
discovered that the founda-
tions needed upgrading,
costing an additional
$15,000.

Ald, Dana Taylor pointed
out that cutting back the
whirlpool would result in
substantial savings.

Schulstad said that the
whirlpool. was looked upon
as a large revenue producer
as were the waterslide and
health club, but the pool,
which is closed indefinitely,
is not.

MAYOR DISPLEASED

Mayor Jack Loucks said
he wasn’t happy with the

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commission's report on the
overrun and said that staff
might be able to come hack
with alternatives.

The commission, in addi-
tion to asking for $175,000
from the two North Van
councils, has recommended
that the additional funds
come from the 1986 capital
budget, for which early ap-
proval is needed, and that
some of the work such as the
whirlpool and area con-
course be. deferred which
would cut out $141,000.

Council unanimously
supported Dean's motion
that the matter be referred to
the next meeting and to have
a staff report.

The Rec Centre pool is
closed, pending resolution of
the present financial pro-
blem.

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