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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2003 Page 7 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 3 2. Resolution 03-023,re: GO bonds for street improvements. 4 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen to adopt Resolution 03-023, re: GO bonds for street 5 improvements. 6 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 9 3. Resolution 03-024,re: GO Equipment Certificates. 10 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to adopt Resolution 03-024, re: GO Equipment 11 Certificates. 12 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 15 B. Update on Stonehouse redevelopment. 16 Stacie Kvilvang of Ehlers &Associates addressed the Council and provided an update on the 17 Stonehouse redevelopment project. 18 19 Ms. Kvilvang started by giving an overview of the projects history. She stated that in September 20 2002, a Task Force was formed to explore the feasibility of having the City construct anew Fire 21 Station and Public Works Facility. She said the Fire Department was of the opinion that a new 22 facility was needed because the current facility was never built/designed as a Fire Station. Ms. 23 Kvilvang stated the facility is obsolete for the Fire Department's operational needs and code and 24 accessibility requirements. She.said the current Public Works Facility is also functionally 25 obsolete and does not meet the needs of the Department. She stated that both Departments are of 26 the opinion that they require a new, functional and safe facility that can meet the current and 27 future needs of the City's residents. 28 29 Ms. Kvilvang stated the structures on the Stonehouse property are currently over 40 years old 30 and in need of substantial renovation and/or removal in order to compete with today's retail 31 market/needs and to keep the center economically viable for the City. 32 33 Ms. Kvilvang said at the October 8, 2002 City Council work session the Council directed staff 34 and Ehlers &Associates to interview interested developers to ascertain their interest in 35 redeveloping the Stonehouse site. She.said the rationale for this was that the City needs to have 36 ' an understanding of what it's options are for the existing Stonehouse site and if any of the 37 options.are financially feasible and/or can assist in offsetting the cost of constructing a new 38 Public Works/Fire Station Facility. 39 40 Ms. Kvilvang stated that Amcon Construction has extensive experience in redevelopment,new 41 commercial, office and industrial development, as well as construction and construction 42 management services. She noted that Staff relayed the following key points of the 43 redevelopment to Amcon Construction: 1) The City would like to retain an 8,000-10,000 square 44 foot municipal liquor store on the site 2) The City would like to have a new restaurant that would 45 accommodate the existing pull tab establishment on site 3) The City would like to see an outdoor 46 seating space accommodated by the restaurant 4) If the Public Facilities task Force 47 recommended that the City construct a new Fire Station/Public Works Facility, the City would