HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12081987 - 2.2 TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harry D. Cisterman , Director of Personnel Contra
Costa
DATE: November 25, 1987 County
SUBJECT: Wellness/Conference Center
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation: Approve funding for a County Wellness/Conference Center
located at 627 Ferry Street in Martinez, California. Authorize the Lease
Management Division of the General Services Department to negotiate the costs
of remodeling said property and a lease agreement.
Fiscal Impact: The remodeling costs to make the building suitable for the
intended use will be shared by the owner and the County. The County
contribution required will be $40,000; $23,000 of which can be funded from a
return of reserves from our Aetna Life Insurance program. An additional
$17,000 is necessary to maintain the monthly lease costs at an affordable
level . As you recall , your Board had approved $30,000 for installation of
shower facilities in the J.P. McBrien Administration Building. This new
facility eliminates the need to proceed with that project.
Memberships to the Wellness Center will be offered to employees for $10 per
month. These funds should be sufficient to cover rental costs and other fixed
costs to operate the facility.
Wellness Center
Background: The County Wellness Program has proven to be an effective device
in communicating the relationship that lifestyle has to improved health. We
now have the opportunity to enhance the program by providing our employees a
Wellness Center at a minimal cost. The Wellness Center will provide a com-
plete exercise facility with both male and female shower facilities, exercise
equipment including treadmills, rowing machines, exercycles and nautilus
equipment. The facility will also be used to conduct six low impact aerobic
classes per week that are currently being held in rented space in downtown
Martinez. The Center provides ample space to accommodate continued expansion
of the exercise programs.
The weight and cardiovascular equipment is a positive step in attracting
additional employees to participate in the Wellness Program. The Wellness
Center will be open for 12 hours a day, which makes the facility available to
all employees on their off hours, including shift workers. Employee Wellness
Program personnel will manage the facility. Student interns from local
community colleges and/or universities will assist in staffing the facility.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): y
ACTION OF BOARD ON DEC8 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) . AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Auditor-C,)ntro11er ---_---
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
P,ersonnel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY l/ ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83
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Conference Center: The conference facilities in the County Administrative
complex do not meet our needs. There is nothing available other than the
Board of Supervisors chambers to accommodate meetings of large groups. The
Ferry Street property remodeling will also provide a 1,500 foot conference
room which will easily accommodate meetings of up to 120 persons. The facility
will also be used for management training programs and seminars. Audio visual
and sound equipment will be installed to insure the utility of the room for
multiple purposes.