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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • April 23, 1996 Page 8 1 Mayor Ranallo suggested it be determined where the most usage really is, in the gym or 2 in the softball field. He also questioned if a commitment had been made by the Sports 3 Boosters to provide the funds for the storage room. Mr. Peterson stated the Sports 4 Boosters have discussed and authorized the funds up to $49,100. 5 Mayor Ranallo questioned why the cost was so high. Ms. Herrmann explained 6 commercial construction is much more expensive than residential construction. This is 7 due to the requirement of sprinkler systems, mechanical, etc. 8 Enrooth asked how much less the-cost would have been if the storage room had been 9 included in the original plan. Ms. Herrmann stated it would have been approximately 10 $5,000 to 8,000 less. 11 Marks stated he felt the City needed to move forward with the storage room. The Sports 12 Boosters need the facility, He stated he would recommend approval. 13 Ms. Herrmann stated she could give the contractor verbal approval, make the proposal 14 and go through the design process. This could be given to the contractor and they could 15 then give an estimate of the cost. 10 Motion b Marks, second by Wagner to approve a change order not to exceed $49,1000 Y g Pp 17 for the addition of a 900 square foot storage room at the new Community Center with 18 payment from the Sports Boosters of approximately $15,000 within the next 90 days and 19 the remainder payable by January 1, 1997. 20 21 Motion carried unanimously. 22 D. Consideration of Exterior Receptacles for Villagefest at the New City Hall. 23 Ms. Herrmann reported she had requested the electrical engineer look at the costs 24 associated with adding an exterior electrical receptacle to the north end of the building for 25 use during the festival. Total costs including professional fees is estimated to be $6,210. 26 Much of the cost is due to the transformer and new panel board. She suggested this cost 27 be weighed against the cost of renting a generator. If the Council decides to install the 28 receptacle, it would be advisable to tie it in with the new storage room. 29 Mayor Ranallo noted rent for a generator can be very expensive and they are not always 30 easy to work with. Faust noted they are also very noisy. 31 Enrooth stated Mr. Bartz had been present at the meeting tonight but had left. Enrooth 32 felt his recommendation would be that this cost was too high. is Ms. Herrmann stated she felt the estimate was a little high. She suggested going through 34 the process of the formal estimate from the contractor.