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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 6, 2019 DRAFT 2 He pointed out an access route that helps somewhat. 46 47 The mayor asked about the two buildings that would be lost. Mr. DeGardner said those 48 are just cold storage and with a larger view of factors, it makes sense to trade at least one 49 of those off. 50 51 Council Member Manthey remarked that he sees the improvements would represent a 52 foundation that could be built on in the future. 53 54 The mayor asked if the conceptual building would house all the city’s equipment and Mr. 55 DeGardner said current equipment, yes. Mayor Reinert remarked that there will be needs 56 in the future and wonders if adding additional space (cold) at this time makes sense. Mr. 57 Oertel pointed out that the Department of Labor and Industry, in his experience, has 58 generally had issues with unheated building (trench drains needed). The mayor said he’d 59 like to see what an additional 10,000 square feet of cold storage would cost. Mr. 60 DeGardner pointed out that staff sees the presented project adequate for five or ten years. 61 62 Mayor Reinert noted that Molin Concrete, located in Lino Lakes, provides product similar 63 to what would be needed for the project and it may make sense for logistics and other 64 reasons to keep it local. 65 66 Public Services Director DeGardner asked for clarification on what the council would 67 like staff to price out. Mayor Reinert suggested that the project presented as well as 68 some options, including the maintenance bay, would be good. 69 70 Council Member Manthey received clarification that none of the existing buildings would 71 be renovated. 72 73 The council will review options when preliminary budget discussions begin in June. 74 75 76 2. Well No. 7 Update, Oertel Architects and WSB & Associates – 77 Community Development Director Grochala noted recent discussions about development 78 of a Well No. 7 in an existing farm house at 509 Birch Street. With the apparent need to 79 move the farm house to the well location, staff sought the advice of Oertel Architects. 80 Jeff Oertel reviewed photos of the farm house, noting that it is probably one of the oldest 81 homes in Anoka County. He reviewed a possible concept to use the building for a well 82 house. A floor plan was shown, noting space that is left over that would be used for 83 storage. The well would actually be located in an addition to the house. The estimated 84 construction cost to repurpose the house into the well was estimated at $1,010,900. As a 85 comparison to building a new well house, it’s apples to oranges and there is a price to pay 86 to preserve a historic building. That premium compared to constructing a basic 87 wellhouse is about $150,000. 88 89 Mayor Reinert explained how the concept of repurposing this historic property as a well 90