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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 14, 2003 Page 8 to get the most out of the dollars spent and cited the numerous criticisms that had been received after the City Hall had been built. He indicated he was not convinced, over the long term, that it 3 was wise to eliminate the addition. He noted the extra$150,000 was due to needed soil 4 correction and not add-ons; therefore, he felt it was justified to consider keeping the addition as 5 part of the project. 6 7 Councilmember Horst asked if Package 3 would generate any additional surprises. Mr. Oertel 8 responded this was the last big package and the only remaining items were not biddable items. 9 He noted this basically was the project. 10 11 Councilmember Faust stated he would dig into his pockets and put the addition onto his home if 12 he were building a new house and the addition gave him needed space. He indicated there was a 13 lot of needed area in the shop areas and the secured area would also be of great value to the 14 Police Department. 15 16 Councilmember Horst asked if a fenced-in impound lot would still be located on the north side. 17 Mr. Oertel responded that would be where the squad cars were stored. He added the outside area 18 was secured by fencing. 19 20 Mayor Hodson asked Public Works Director Jay Hartman if he felt it was possible to eliminate 21 the space. Mr. Hartman responded he guessed they could do without it; however, eliminating the 22 space would have an impact on overall operations. He noted it would provide storage for the maintenance facility, provide inside storage for squad cars and have an overall impact on the public works operation. 25 26 Councilmember Faust asked if the squad cars would then need to be stored outside. Mr. 27 Hartman responded another place for storage would need to be found. 28 29 Councilmember Horst asked if the majority of the existing building would be torn down if the 30 storage facility were built. Mr. Hartman responded that was correct. 31 32 Mr. Oertel noted the original bid package planned the demolition of most of the old building; 33 however, if the addition was eliminated, a home would need to be found for the squad cars and 34 other equipment. He added the old building would not be needed if the City chose to keep the 35 northern addition. 36 37 Mr. Benson indicated the$150,000 problem was not because of a design issue but due to an 38 unforeseen soil problem. He stated the design probably would have been different had the soil 39 issue been known from the beginning. He noted the northern addition was easy to"chop off'; 40 however, he stated he was hearing it was an important program item. He asked if it was correct 41 to penalize the item because of an unforeseen problem. 42 43 Councilmember Faust indicated the City should go back to the design"that is right," as it would 44 work for the long term. He felt the additional $150,000 should be spent to provide the addition. 9 Councilmember Thuesen stated he was also prepared to support the additional $150,000 so the 47 addition could be kept. He felt it was a smart decision for the long term, even though painful for