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Administrative Report July 15, 2011 Page 6 of 8 • MOVING FORWARD WITH RETENANTING THE OLD BANK OF PINOLE BUILDING In June, the City issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking proposals to select qualified Real Estate Brokerage firms to interview for a professional services contract to assist in the lease process for the Old Bank of Pinole building. This City-owned commercial space is located at 2361 San Pablo Avenue and was most recently occupied by the Flower Cart. The selected firm will be responsible for assisting the City with retenanting the building, providing services such as local commercial real estate market analysis, property marketing, pro forma analysis of potential tenants, and assistance with lease negotiation. The deadline for responses to the RFP was Monday, July 11, 2011. The City received three responses from commercial real estate brokers, including Tom Southern of Cornish & Carey, Corey Lawrence of Cushman & Wakefield, and Deborah Perry of Grubb & Ellis. Staff is currently reviewing the proposals and a panel will interview the brokers in the coming weeks. We hope to bring a recommendation to City Council to select a broker in late August. We are excited to bring a new business to Old Town in the coming months! • A JOB WELL DONE AND RECOGNIZED The City received notification that one of our employees, Patrick Bowie went beyond the call a duty this week assisting a resident who had lost their keys. Apparently, a resident using the Pinole Creek Trail dropped their keys and a passerby gave them to Patrick trying to locate the rightful owner. Patrick went beyond his job description in notifying and then presenting the keys to their grateful owner. Those of us who know Patrick are not surprised that Patrick did the right thing when no one is looking; he always does, however, it is nice when someone takes the time to say thank you in such a public way. • CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRED EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011 As of July 1, 2011 the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (Senate Bill - SB 183 will require all single-family homes with an attached garage or a fossil fuel source to install carbon monoxide detectors within the home by July 1, 2011. Owners of multi-family leased or rental dwellings, such as apartment buildings, have until January 1, 2013 to comply with the law. Community members should know the symptoms of CO poisoning. At moderate levels, you or your family can get severe headaches, become dizzy, mentally confused, nauseated, or faint. You can even die if these levels persist for a long time. Low levels can cause shortness of breath, mild nausea, and mild headaches, and may have longer term effects on your health. If you experience symptoms that you think could be from CO poisoning: 6
Administrative Report July 15, 2011 Page 7 of 8 • CALL 911 or your local emergency number. • GET FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. Open doors and windows, turn off combustion appliances and leave the house. • DO NOT re-enter the premises until cleared by emergency personnel. As an example, the Pinole Fire Department recently responded with Richmond and Contra Costa Fire to a fire in an apartment building with fire sprinklers at 2:00 am. Two occupants were rescued and treated for smoke inhalation, even though the sprinkler system extinguished the fire. The occupants were never alerted by a smoke alarm. It was discovered that the property managers of the complex had replaced all of the dwelling unit smoke alarms with carbon monoxide detectors per their understanding of the new regulations. Unfortunately, the replacement devices are for carbon monoxide detection only; they were not the combination units for detecting both carbon monoxide and smoke! The Pinole Fire Department recommends that residents should have both a State Fire Marshal’s Office listed smoke alarm AND a carbon monoxide alarm OR a combination smoke alarm/carbon monoxide alarm. Attached to this report are some flyers that detail additional information that will be helpful. • PINOLE YOUTH CENTER 10 TH ANNIVERSARY GALA – NOV. 4 TH Next month, the Pinole Youth Center officially turns 10 years old! To celebrate, the Pinole Youth Foundation is planning a PYC 10 th Anniversary Gala on Friday, November 4 th at the Senior Center. This will be an exciting community event with more details to come. We are hosting a Silent Auction and while we already have connections to several large ticket items, we’re looking for more items and are asking everyone’s help to find them. Ask your employer, your favorite restaurant or business, your friends and family. Talk about it to anyone you can think of and brainstorm ideas and connections. You can even donate something that’s taking up space in your garage – as long as it’s new. All donations are taxdeductible. Here’s a few ideas… • Gift certificates from local restaurants, businesses (florist, nursery, jeweler, spa, photographer, etc.) • Themed baskets: cooking, flowers, plants/gardening, bakery, food, baby items, family fun box (games, snacks, DVDs, etc.) • Gift certificates for interesting classes • Small but fancy appliances such as an espresso machine • Gift certificate for a cookie-of-the-month or dessert-of-the month • Free tax preparation (up to a certain value) 7
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