Ad Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 2, 1990

| The bizarre saga of 4 project that
survived everything except a stake
through the heart — but why? The

first part in a two-part series.

by Tod Strachan |

There’s been a little hitch here.
and there... but the swimming pool
expansion is open. AS we sug-
gested last week, though, it hasn’t
been quite what you would call a
smooth road.

In fact, there ‘were a few times
when the whole idea was almost
scrapped and filed under "question-
able projects”. Still, we got the job
done and, wisdom aside, we scem
destined to dive into bigger and
better things; a community-conven-
tion center and maybe even a
library expansion project. With
these ideas in mind and the knowl-

_edge that each jarring pothole on

‘ the roadway to completing the pool

expansion project may have held a
few good lessons, here, as promis-
ed, is an almost-complete history
of our recent endeavor. a

«1985 — Expo Legacy funds

_ became available and Terrace city

_couricil wanted a part of the action.

_A council committee thought of
buying one of the pavilions, but
council decided they were too
expensive. So, with the help of
Superintendent of Parks and Recre-
ation Al. McNiven, the ‘committee
sorted through proposals. for a
community center, library expans-
ion, pool expansion and a band
shell.

At an estimated cost of only
$316,000 the pool expansion
seemed like the best bet. The city
then added another $80,000 for a
bandshell, and with an optimistic
heart sent off an application for a
$396,000 Expo community project.
This amount also included a few
dollars for “administrative
expenses".
©1986 —- A revised Expo applica-
tion was filed. On this application
a few renovations and changes

- were added to the pool expansion
and the estimate increased from
$316,000 to $425,750. The band-
 shell.was changed to $35,000 and
administration costs and volunteer
. hours were pegged at-$18,000. The
new total of $488,750 included the
bandshell, the pool and miscel-
‘ Janeous administrative cosis.

-For the informed, this revised ©

application also contained a few
notes of interest. It described our
current pool facility and indicated
the need for more room. In answer
to one question it stated: “The
- citizens of Terrace have identified
the addition of a whirlpool, wading

pool and additional aquatic facil- _

ities as a high priority in the sup-
ply of recreation services. " And to
another: "The bandshell would fill

areal void inte tsa cli

requirements of the community."

In other words, this project had
something to offer everyone. "The
young and old, the sports and
cultural enthusiasts, the very active
and the more recreationally--
oriented people." .

eJan. 26, 1987 — Provincial Secte-

tary and Minister of Government
Services Elwood Veitch wrote the
City of Terrace advising they. had
been successful in their bid a share
of the Expo legacy. A cheque for
$162,916, one-third of the total
project cost, was forthcoming "for
the expansion of your cxisting
swimming pool and construction of
a community bandshell". The
funding, though, he stated in his
letter, "is contingent upon receipt
of confirmation from the City of
Terrace regarding the remainder of

the project financing".

«Mar. 30, 1987 — Terrace Archi-
tect Alex Inselberg, working under
the direction of Superintendant of
Parks and Recreation Steve Scott
and Aquatic Supervisor Tony
Toriglia, filed the first real esti-
mate on the pool expansion portion
of the project that was based on a
set of actual preliminary drawings.
It came to a total of $497,269 —

‘without the bandshell.

' Somewhere, the bandshell project
had either been deleted or forgot-
ten. It was noted in Inselberg’s
letter that his estimate would be
updated as actual working draw-
ings were produced. But if every-
thing remained the same, he said,
any change shouldn’t increase or
decrease the estimated pool exa-
pansion cost of $497,269 by more
than 10 percent.

April 1, 1987 — A memo from
Steve Scott to city adminstrator
Bob Haillsor discussed a proposal
for upgrading: and insulating the
pool roof. This work, he said,
would prevent more serious prob-
lems that were sure to occur some-
where down the road. Scott recom-
mended. that Inselberg sign a con-

tract to complete the working:

drawings for the $497,269 poo!
project and noted: "If appropriate
funding cannot be secured for the
entire project, it may then be desir-
able to consider modification of
the project." In other words, if the

cost goes too high we may have to

cut a few of the frills.

*April 21, 1987 —- Scott’s recom-
mendation was accepted by the
Committee of the Whole. On May
14, 1987, the first of three Expo
grant installments arrived in’ the

amount of $54,305. And on-June’
22, 1987, Inselberg advised council ;

that the working drawings ¥ were 60

percent complete. ‘and the c project /
would be ready for tender. call’ -
within two to three weeks. We.

were all set to go.

eAug. 10, 1987 — Inselberg sub-
. mitted the completed architectural,
‘structural, electrical and mechan-
ical drawings to. council... This.
arrived with an ‘updated cost esti-
mate of $501,160. This was well |-
‘within he Manca 50 promise os

’ within. 10 percent of
sar, 269, but the estimate included

a few changes. It included $43,500 |

for repairing the pool roof and a:
list of suggested deletions that

would help keep the cost down. .

eAug. 17, 1987 — The Committec .
of the Whole met with Inselberg

and Scott to discuss. the project
and current cost estimate. The
committee then recommended to
council that tix: city go to referen-
dum for: $350,000 in November,
1987. The $350,000 plus the
$162,916 grant would totalled
$512,916; a little more than
enough. Their recommendation

also. said the tender document

should be reviewed by council
prior to being called and that the
tender should be called as soon as
possible. In addition, however, it
stated that-preceding the referen-
dum vote the city should launch a
"strong and positive program of
support". This meant selling the
idea to the public along with all
the little details it entailed. Re-
member the application of 19867
("The citizens of Terrace have
identified the addition... as a high
priority...")
Sept. 6, 1987 — The first real
bump in the road. Inselberg and
the city’s senior building inspector
disagreed on a few technical terms.
Inselberg claimed that a mezzanine
was not a second story and mech-
anical ceiling fans were actually in
duct spaces, not the attic. He did
concede, however, that it would be
correct to add two public wash-
rooms in the women’s change
room. If nothing else, this at least
offered something interesting for
council to debate.
Sept. 8, 1987 — Following a
meeting with Inselberg, it was
recommended to council by the
Committee of the Whole that pro-
ject tenders be called province--
wide with documents being avail-
able for review in Prince Rupert,
Terrace, Smithers, Prince George
and Vancouver. In the committee’s
view, council should do this im-
mediately and delete Clause
EC27-4 from the tenders; the
Public Construction Fair Wage
Act.

A note of interest: at this same
meeting the committee reviewed

_ correspondence from a number of

municipalities responding to their
question of use of a Fair Wage
Policy. Of the nine respondents,
only one advised that a Fair Wage
Policy was in effect.

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