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r � ,/ <br /> May 24, 2001 <br /> r.. <br /> Mayor Jim Torrey <br /> CHILD Council Members <br /> CARE <br /> 1 N C <br /> Since 1968 Dear Mr. Torrey and members of the council, <br /> High Quality Child Care: <br /> Affordable and Accessible We wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the progress of our <br /> for All Families project and to request that you reaffirm the city's commitment for the donation <br /> Board: of the land at 118/119 Thomason Lane. This site was originally donated in 1995 <br /> Kathy Wilger with the understanding that we would vacate our current city -owned site within <br /> President <br /> five years. Since that time we have obtained a Conditional Use Permit (a <br /> Debra Delegato <br /> had go through twice) for the site, contracts for the land transfer <br /> Vice Prresident ident p rocess we to g rou g ) <br /> Paul Theisen and parking lot, acquired our architect and general contractor, and completed the <br /> Treasurer architectural drawings, all a process taking the first several years. <br /> Cheri Peterson <br /> Secretary Unfortunately it has taken three years to complete the building permit <br /> MikeGarling process for this project. Our first set of drawings for the building had to be <br /> Greg Gerot substantially revised by our architect when the city staff learned that the <br /> Bill Hoffman occupancy code for the infant/toddler section was being interpreted differently <br /> Susan Williams by the state. After the revised drawings were submitted it was then learned that <br /> Capital Committee: there were serious water issues on the donated site. The water flow test for the <br /> Debra Delegato, chair site came in extremely low and for some time jeopardized the possibility of even <br /> McCabe Investments being able to build on that site. The City, EWEB, CSI, NAWIC, and others <br /> Bill McCabe, chair worked together to help resolve the code changes and interpretations as well as <br /> McCabe Investments <br /> Micheal Roberts the water flow issues, which have caused the project to extend beyond its <br /> Gale Roberts Co., Inc. original timeline. We received building permits in October of 2000 after this <br /> Lynn Daniels Anderson three -year process. <br /> Community Volunteer <br /> Diane Dugan <br /> Community Volunteer We would have met our original timeline if the building permit process <br /> Steve Gunn had been completed within a typical timeline. We've met the city's <br /> Construction Focus requirements in all other areas and are asking that the council reaffirm the <br /> Paul Theisen agreements made between the City and Child Care Inc. in 1995. <br /> 2G construction <br /> ° ' OBt� , pp y We have met the requirements set by the City to reach 80% of our <br /> Greg Gerot construction funding before groundbreaking. The funds we have raised to date <br /> fdwardJones are $472,950.22. This includes the projected in -kind donations from our <br /> Bill Hoffman construction community and the Meyer Memorial Trust $100,000.00 grant that <br /> Northwest Retirement Services <br /> Mike Darling will be released after we begin construction. The total construction budget is <br /> Porker &RastrideElementary $533,226.67. <br /> Executive Directors: <br /> Michelle Lang There have been many generous donations toward our project. This is a <br /> Diane Schultz unique project and wouldn't be possible without the support of the many <br /> 169 North Washington St. businesses and individuals involved. Local organizations such as Soroptimist <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> Telephone: <br /> (541) 344-1165 <br /> email: childcareink@aol.com <br />