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Mounds View City Council July 25, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 10 Council Member Stigney stated that he would like to know the actual costs for operation of the building. Ms. McIntire stated that a cost comparison was done two years ago between Mounds View and New Brighton adding that it was found that Mounds View was very reasonable and affordable. MOTION/SECOND. Flaherty/. To Postpone to a later date pending a re-evaluation of the stick construction and include alternatives for construction that would include numbers on the usage for all parks including Groveland. Public Works Director Lee stated that they do have this information. He stated that in terms of what to do with the bids, based on the direction just recommended, he would recommend canceling the bids because the City has a 45-day window to award a contract. He stated that it would take several months to go back and redesign the building and that it would be better to cancel the bids and take a few steps back to come up with the information. He stated that they also run into an issue where they paid TKDA approximately $20,000 to develop the design of the proposed building and they do not want to pay that much to get a design for the stick construction. He suggested going through a different contractor for the stick design. Council Member Stigney asked if they could utilize the current design. Public Works Director Lee explained that the City does not own the design and cannot provide this design to another contractor. Council Member Thomas stated that she couldn't justify spending $330,000 for this building just because the City paid $20,000 for design plans. Council Member Flaherty withdrew his motion to postpone. Council Member Gunn stated that the City could also consider utilizing volunteers to help with certain phases of the construction noting that there are several who would be willing to donate their time. Council Member Flaherty agreed with the concept noting that the savings would be minimal. He stated that there is a possibility that the City could save some money and agreed that it could be included as an option but he is not sure of the actual return the City would see. Mayor Marty noted that there have been several projects in the City where volunteers have donated time to help in the process. He stated that it would be good to see some of the residents take more pride in the ownership. Council Member Stigney asked if the City could contact specific contractors for bids or does the • City have to place an ad in the approved press and wait to see who responds.