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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 October 15, 1997 TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel R. Hanson, City Administrator RE: Historical Society Addition MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Moreton Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson The architect has informed me that we should budget $20,000 to upgrade our existing restrooms if it is a stand -alone project. I have sent a request to Lake Owasso asking for their assistance with this project. They have a membership meeting scheduled for next week, but we will likely not hear a decision for a few weeks as they address some other outstanding issues. The project budget for the Historical Society Addition was $316,000. By deleting the restrooms and providing for some increase in construction costs, I would estimate the project budget at $310,000 subject to further review by our architects. (Hopefully this is high but with today's construction market I would like to avoid any surprises.) To fund additional costs, We would need to designate $60,000 from our General Capital Improvement Fund. Another option is to designate a lower budget amount and try to make the project fit within that budget. ($250,000 has already been set aside.) Also attached is a proposed agreement between the City of Little Canada and the Little Canada Historical Society documenting their level of commitment to assist with the funding of this project. While there are a number of variables that could negate this commitment, this document does the best job possible of formalizing our relationship. The Historical Society has just been given a copy of this draft, and hopefully will be able to comment at Wednesday's meeting, The City Attorney should also be asked for his comments. cc: Jean Donovan, Historical Society Mike Finnegan Pete DiFranco Page 92