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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> 07 <br /> October 14, 2003 <br /> Page 7 <br /> 1 Councilmember Sparks asked if it was correct to say that addition was currently not part of the <br /> 2 plan. Mr. Oertel responded that was correct. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Councilmember Thuesen asked if the addition could be added on without great problems if, in <br /> 5 the future, the City decided the square footage was necessary. Mr. Oertel responded it could and <br /> 6 the intent was to set it up so at any given time the addition could be built without any serious <br /> 7 issues. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Councilmember Horst asked if this plan assumed the current facility would be torn down.. Mr. <br /> 10 Oertel responded the ability to consider reusing a share of it should be considered. He indicated <br /> 11 a tale end of the building was retained, according to the base bids, and he felt retaining a bit <br /> 12 more of it should be considered, as he felt the budget could still be met. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Councilmember Horst stated he assumed no upgrades were planned for the exterior. Mr. Oertel <br /> 15 responded none were planned at this point. He noted a major upgrade had originally been <br /> 16 considered but that was no longer being planned. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Councilmember Horst asked if there was still a place for sand storage. Mr. Oertel replied it was <br /> 19 still a part of the project. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Councilmember Horst commented the City was getting what it sought without the storage on the <br /> 22 north side. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Councilmember Sparks noted it looked like that area was shop space and storage space. She <br /> 25 asked where the shop work would be done. Mr. Oertel responded it was hoped a part of the <br /> 26 existing building could be retained for shop space. He added some of the cities were using their <br /> 27 vehicle storage space for shop work. He indicated the lighting, ventilation, etc., would need to <br /> 28 be upgraded. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Councilmember Sparks asked if the employees would then need to go back to the old building <br /> 31 and work on a dirt floor. Mr. Oertel replied there would not be any dirt floors in the work areas. <br /> 32 He added it was likely most of the work done, especially in the winter, would be done in the new <br /> 33 building. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Councilmember Faust noted a sign shop had been planned for the eliminated area. He stated he <br /> 36 had been asking the City to put up more signs and wondered if it was wise to be"penny wise and <br /> 37 pound foolish"by eliminating the addition. He noted the addition would provide workspace for <br /> 38 both public works and the police department. He added the impound lot would be eliminated <br /> 39 and felt that would have been a secure area for chain-of-custody issues. He indicated the extra <br /> 40 $150,000 was an unforeseen problem and questioned if eliminating the space in the addition was <br /> 41 the right decision. He stated he was not convinced the City would receive the same output by <br /> 42 eliminating the addition to recapture the $150,000. He indicated the City would only get this <br /> 43 chance to do it right and added it would cost more than $150,000 if done at a later date. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Councilmember Thuesen stated he had initially thought it was wise to have the Public Works <br /> 46 Department and consultants decide where to shave $150,000 from the project. He agreed the <br /> 47 addition would cost more if it needed to be added in the future. He added City officials needed <br />