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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10 December 8, 2003 Page 10 1 Mayor Hodson thanked all those who had participated and noted this was the most participation 2 he had seen in the past four years. He indicated he was glad to see "you are concerned enough to 3 voice your concerns,"as this was an opportunity to shape the.community. 4 5 Mayor Hodson stated he was proud to be a part of this growth in the community and noted the 6 present Council was also responsible for bringing a larger tax base to the City. He indicated all 7 residents had paid because attention was not given to the declining tax base; however, 8 redevelopment projects such as Apache Plaza,the Stonehouse property, the new liquor store, 9 restaurant,bar and retail space would increase the City's tax base. He added Culvers was 10 already contributing and Autumn Woods would be adding additional units. He indicated every 11 possible square inch of the City needed to be developed to increase the tax base. 12 13 Mayor Hodson explained the site options for the fire station had been thoroughly considered. He 14 noted the chosen site was not his choice; however, the advice of the task force and voice of the 15 majority had been taken and taxpayers and residents must honor the decision. 16 17 Mayor Hodson indicated St. Anthony Village was an"incredible, beautiful city"with great 18 volunteers, residents and staff. He stated the goal was to obtain as much strength as possible by 19 maximizing the amount of revenue through redevelopment of other underutilized areas. 20 21 Mayor Hodson stated he hoped those who disagreed with the outcome would not stop coming to 22 voice their opinions. He added he agreed the City's services needed to be reviewed and 23 questioned if the review should be made more public by the use of a task force. He also 24 suggested it might be time for an additional survey to discover the"things you want and do not 25 want." He asked that residents keep communicating through e-mail, telephone or direct 26 conversation, as that was the only way Council and staff could hear the interests and concerns of 27 the City's citizens. 28 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 Mayor Hodson called a recess at 8:42 p.m. 32 33 Mayor Hodson called the meeting back in session at 8:49 p.m. 34 35 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 36 A. Status report on the Fire Station by G@U Benson,Kraus-Anderson, and Jeff Oertel, 37 Oertel Architects. 38 Gary Benson,Kraus-Anderson, stated he was present to give an update on the fire station. He 39 explained the results of the bids were brought before Council a couple of months ago; however, 40 the bids exceeded budget and redesign and rebid were necessary. He indicated many meetings 41 with staff, architects and engineers had been conducted and the redesign of the project was on 42 budget, according to estimates. He noted the redesign featured a one-story facility that was 43 3,000 square feet smaller than the previous design. He added it was expected deduct alternates 44 would be included in the rebid. He stated the goal was to go out with plans for bidding in late 45 January of 2004 and receive bids back in late February of 2004,with a completion date still 46 planned for November of 2004.