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Councilmember Marx shared her disappointment regarding Council not being involved in the <br />decision-making process to select an awardee for the former Youth Division building. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rader asked Director Leininger what members of the committee made the <br />decision. Director Leininger described the unanimous decision between the Administration <br />including Chief of Staff Storey, Building Commissioner Parmelee, Human Services Director <br />Chad Berry, Senior Planner Nochta, and City Planner Cramer. Director Leininger clarified that <br />this vote was kept as objective and neutral as possible. <br /> <br />President Litten asked for the main reasons of the final decision. Director Leininger spoke about <br />the criteria for review including the vision statement and team of each organization. He went <br />through the scoring system and described the process of taking the subjective portion out of the <br />analysis. Vision and team were scored the same to not elevate one organization over the other, <br />and the investment for the city was the section that had significant differences between <br />LakewoodAlive and LCSC. <br /> <br />Councilmember Baker clarified that LCSC is willing to put $300,000 more in investment. <br />Director Leininger also spoke about the accuracy of values for investments included in LCSC’s <br />proposal. <br /> <br />Councilmember Shachner asked if both proposals broke down how much investment would be <br />from the organization’s own funding versus the ARPA dollars awarded. Director Leininger <br />explained that they did, and that each proposal also contemplated if ARPA dollars were not <br />awarded. <br /> <br />President Litten clarified how each organization’s proposal for using the building factored into <br />the Administration’s decision. He mentioned the tough decision that had to be made between two <br />organizations with great missions. <br /> <br />Director Leininger mentioned the long-term use and performance of the building as part of the <br />evaluation. <br /> <br />City Planner Nochta explained that the LCSC proposal includes the use of the upstairs <br />apartments for rent as a part of its mission. Director Leininger mentioned that this real estate <br />would potentially be tax exempt. <br /> <br />Vice President Kepple and Director Leininger went over both offers that were made for the <br />building. Director Leininger mentioned that there was an opportunity for the general public to <br />also bid on the building before this decision was made. <br /> <br />Director Rooney from LCSC explained her organization’s offer to the City for the building. She <br />mentioned the expenses of using a space for telepsychiatry, mental health assistance, and legal <br />assistance. The breakdown of the costs were given and Director Rooney mentioned the <br />arrangement made with the Office of Homeless Services. The arrangement aids residents in <br />Lakewood shelters to stay with LCSC while maintaining the visible shelter population. She <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />