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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF REPORT
DATE: September 21, 2005
SUBJECT: THE DESERT HOTEL DEMOLITION PROJECT — AGENCY OWNED
PROPERTY AT 285 N. INDIAN CANYON DRIVE IN PALM SPRINGS.
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Public Works and Engineering Department
SUMMARY
The Community Redevelopment Agency will consider the approval of a contract
agreement with Andy Neumann Demolition for the demolition of The Desert Hotel
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. , "Approving Agreement No. with Andy
Neumann Demolition, in the amount of $75,000.00 for The Desert Hotel
Demolition Project, City Project No. CP. 05-14".
2. Authorize the Executive Director to execute all necessary documents.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Community Redevelopment Agency has had a long-standing interest in improving
the Indian Canyon Drive corridor in downtown Palm Springs, as evidenced by the
previous acquisition in 1988 and subsequent demolition in 2000 of the Rudnick Building
on the south side of Fire Station No. 1. The lot was then merged with the adjacent
parking lot to become part of the Henry Frank Arcade public parking lot.
The former Desert Hotel, at 285 North Indian Canyon Drive is located just north of Fire
Station No. 1 in downtown Palm Springs, and has been vacant and in substantial
disrepair for many years. With no on-site parking, the property consists of approximately
5,800 square feet of land with five dilapidated one-story and two-story structures
previously used as an office and hotel rooms. It has been an attractive nuisance for
vagrants with little or no adaptive re-use potential for the existing buildings. On several
occasions in the past, real estate brokers approached the Agency to purchase the
property and on July 28, 2004, the Agency approved the purchase of the former hotel
property for $160,000 plus related costs and fees. Title to the property transferred to the
Item No. 1 A2 0
City Council Staff Report
September 21, 2005 - Page 2
The Desert Hotel Demolition Project
Agency on January 3, 2005.
The Agency budgeted funds for demolition of the Desert Hotel buildings in fiscal year
2005-06 and on August 26, 2005 completed an Infotox survey of asbestos and lead-
based paint at the property to properly inform potential demolition contractors of the
existing conditions. Following demolition the property will be held by the Agency for
potential redevelopment purposes.
The project was advertised for bids on August 30 and September 6, 2005. On
September 7, 2005, Engineering Staff conducted an on-site walkthrough of the property
for interested contractors and on September 13, 2005 the Procurement & Contracting
Manager received the following bids for the demolition of the Desert Hotel buildings:
1. - Andy Neumann Demolition — San Bernardino $75,000.00
2. - J & G Industries Inc. — Fountain Valley $87,033.00
3. - Warren Duncan Construction — Devore $97,900.00
4. - Karcher Environmental - Anaheim $265,500.00
The Engineer's estimate for the project was $87,000.00
The lowest bidder is Andy Neumann Demolition, an individual firm from San Bernardino
owned by Andy Neumann.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are available for this project in Merged Capital & Admin Area No. 1 - Desert Hotel
Property, account No. 811-8191-65169.
David J. Barakian, Director of Public Works/C y Engineer
John Rayl
irect_r� Community & Economic Development
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David H. Ready, Executive Dir
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING AGREEMENT NO. WITH
ANDY NEUMANN DEMOLITION, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $75,000.00 FOR THE DESERT
HOTEL DEMOLITION PROJECT, CITY
PROJECT NO.05-14.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY of the City of
Palm Springs, California, Approving Agreement No. _ with Andy Neumann
Demolition, in the amount of $75,000.00 for the Desert Hotel Demolition Project, City
Project No. 05-14, and authorize the Executive Director to execute all necessary
documents.
ADOPTED this day of September, 2005.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
David H. Ready, Executive Director
ATTEST:
James Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
;iTATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, hereby certify
that Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs,
California on day of September, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
James Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California