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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 03 March 9, 2004 Page 3 1 City Attorney Gilligan arrived. 2 3 Councilmember Stille noted Mr. Johnson stated Bid Division 21 was being excluded; however,: 4 Mr. Johnson's report also indicated no bids were received for Bid Division 13 (Unit Skylights). 5 Mr.. Johnson responded Bid Division 13 was a bid alternate that received no consideration. 6 7 Councilmember Faust asked Mr. Oertel to "for the record tell me again about infloor heating." 8 Mr. Oertel responded infloor heating"was a special baby of mine,"as he felt it was a great way 9 to heat the building. He explained infloor heating was part of the original plan and an alternate 10 system was not considered; however,when budget concerns surfaced, it was known between 11 $60,000 and $80,000 was available for the infloor heating and that money was needed elsewhere. 12 He noted the majority of fire stations had the system currently being planned; however, he 13 indicated infloor heating was a great system and mostly used for mechanic areas where 14 employees were working on the floor the entire day. 15 16 Discussion followed regarding the payback on the cost differential between systems. Mr. Oertel 17 indicated, in his opinion, there was an approximate 10-to 12-year payback on that cost 18 differential. 19 20 Motion by Councilmember Faust, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen,to adopt Resolution 21 04-024 awarding the bid for general construction, mechanical and electrical, for a new fire 22 station, as recommended in the March 2, 2004, letter from Kraus-Anderson in the amount of 23 $1,083,599.00 for BP-2 Bid Division Nos. 1-24 (excluding Bid Nos. 13 and 21). 24 25 Discussion: 26 27 Councilmember Thuesen stated he wanted Council to discuss its feelings regarding Alternate Bid 28 2, which was the vehicle exhaust system. He indicated$34,831 was a wise investment in the 29 - long term to insure air quality and health'standards. 30 31 Councilmember Faust stated he thought this was something that could be considered; however, 32 he reminded Council there was a smaller, separate area in the Public Works building that would 33 have a system that allowed exhaust to be eliminated from the building. He noted Council was 34 trying to balance creature comforts with what was practical and affordable. He added he liked 35 the infloor heating but could not vote for it, as he was not able to convince Council of the 36 paybacks until he received more evidence. He noted he was comfortable with the current bid 37 and added there was always "push and take"on these items. He suggested Council rely on its 38 consultants to prioritize and recommend those items that would enhance the building. 39 40 Councilmember Stille indicated, at this time, he would just as soon leave the motion as it was. 41 He noted he had not understood from the presentation that the secondary exhaust system was 42 needed to protect the health and safety of the firefighters. He added he would like to allow all 43 the"bells and whistles"; however, Council had a budget it needed to respect. 44 45 Mayor Hodson stated he tended to agree, as Council had assured the residents it would respect 46 the budget. He indicated Council would like to see any significant evidence of payback;