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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />APRIL 9, 2014 <br />23. Provide metal halide exterior light fixtures in lieu of LED. <br />Estimated savings $10,000. This reduction was rejected by the Review <br />Committee. The Council agreed that these light fixtures should be <br />retained since there is an 8 year payback. <br />24. Move wash bay to northeast corner of building and move salt <br />storage to northwest corner of building. Estimated savings $125,000. The <br />Review Committee rejected this cost reduction option. The downside of <br />salt storage in close proximity to the building was noted as well as having <br />access to the salt from either the west or north was problematic because of <br />weather concerns. Council agreed to eliminate this cost reduction option. <br />Corbett noted that the total of cost reduction options that the Review <br />Committee was in support of is $372,000. There are still some open items <br />that require some additional review. <br />The Public Works Superintendent expressed his support for maintaining a <br />separate wash bay from maintenance bays. He also expressed support for <br />not eliminating any additional square footage from the building in order to <br />store equipment inside and retain the functionality of the building. There <br />may be the need to store seasonal equipment at the old fire hall, however. <br />The Superintendent felt that the building as proposed this evening will <br />well serve the public works and parks functions for the next 50 years. The <br />Parks Supervisor agreed. <br />The Public Works Supervisor felt that the building as proposed this <br />evening will result in more efficient operations and will reduce time spent <br />in moving equipment around for various purposes. He also noted the <br />benefits of bringing the public works and parks operations into one <br />building versus three. The Supervisor was in support of a separate <br />mechanics bay and wash bay. <br />McGraw asked if there will be the need for off -site storage with the <br />building proposed. The PW Supervisor felt that there would be. The <br />Parks Supervisor agreed and noted that rink maintenance equipment <br />would be better located in the old fire barns building. <br />Blesener noted the $3.4 million bond issue to pay for the project, and that <br />the cost estimates for the project have exceeded that amount. He noted <br />that combining the wash bay with a mechanics bay would save $40,000. <br />Blesener felt, however, that over the long term, the City would regret <br />combining these two areas. <br />Keis expressed concern about the increasing cost estimates for the project <br />and noted that the land costs are not included in the current estimate. The <br />5 <br />