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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 99 BY: Council Member Gareau AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH A FORMAL RFP PROCESS AND A UTHORIZING THE MA YOR TD ENTER INTO AN A GREEMENT WITH R. C. U. ARCHITECTS, INC. TO PRO VIDE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE NORTH OLMSTED BRANCH LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT PRO.JECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the CLiyahoga County Public Library ("CCPL"), in conjunctiou with North Olmsted City officials, has proposed the following improvements to the City's branch library: modify the children's area to feature early childhood development; add a utilitarian, multi-purpose meeting room to the basement; add a homework center to the basement; and add a privacy fence/screening between the Library and the City's service yard; and WHEREAS, fiinding for the said proposal is available froin the Library Corlstruction Fwid, which has a balance of approximately $954,000.00; and WHEREAS, R.C.U. Architects, Ine. ("RCU") has, at request of CCPL, already completed preliminary designs and received library and city feedback for the above proposal, and is accordingly uniquely qualified to continue with design development and preparatioii of construction doctunents; and WHEREAS, tlie City has worl<ed successfully with RCU in the past; and WHEREAS, after committee review, the Council desires to expand the contract for services to R.C.U. to include design services for a pick-up window addition, which will be reflected in the professional services agreement entered into between the city and R.C.U. WHEREAS, Section 111.08 of the Administrative Code provides that personal services, including professional services, may be obtained by the City without following the formal RFP process established by Section 111.03 et seq. of the Administrative Code, when it is beneficial to do so due to a continuiilg relationship between the City and a professional services provider; a11d 6VHEREAS, it is aceordingly the desire of this Council, in light of the continuing professional re(ationship between the City, CCPL and RCU with respect to the North Ollnsted Bi-anch Library Improvement Project, to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreenlent with RCU, for the purpose of providing architectural design services for the North Olmsted Braneh Library Improvement Project;