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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 12, 2008 Page 3 1 Councilmember Thuesen stated his support for taking a hard look at providing additional picnic 2 tables with the project. Ms. Garbarini replied she has been looking at adding smaller picnic 3 tables near the playground. This park will see a lot of use once it is improved and picnic tables 4 are not an expensive amenity to provide. 6 Mayor Faust stressed that the Council should be receptive to the comments received at open 7 houses, allowing staff and consultants to provide a recommendation on those comments. 9 Ms. Edie Sebesta, U & B Architecture and Design, Inc. provided an overview of the Emerald 10 Park Architectural Components, including the following information: 11 ■ Park Building Plan 12 z Park Building Sections 13 ■ Park Building Material (Options 1 & 2) 14 ■ Park Building Model 15 ■ Picnic Shelter 16 ■ Pergola 17 18 Councilmember Thuesen asked if the life of the building is factored into the cost analysis of the 19 metal roofing being more expensive than asphalt. Ms. Sebesta replied U & B Architecture and 20 Design is about to embark on a price exercise next week. Part of that process will look at the life 21 cycle of metal as it compares to asphalt. The reaction at the public open house was that the 22 community is very interested in a 50 -year building without the maintenance issues of standard 23 residential materials. She noted a question was asked at the open house regarding graffiti on 24 masonry veneer; there are products available that prevent the permanence of graffiti on the 25 surface and make it cleanable. 26 27 Councilmember Thuesen asked if the high pitch roof is being recommended mainly due to the 28 aesthetics. Ms. Sebesta responded in the affirmative. She stated several different roof angles 29 were considered, and each time the 12/12 pitch was returned to due to aesthetics. She explained 30 the HVAC system and ceiling fans will keep the air circulating well. 31 32 Councilmember Thuesen questioned if there will be energy cost savings with the 12/12 pitch 33 versus a lower pitch roof. Ms. Sebesta replied potentially; the mechanical engineer could run 34 calculations on this. She explained the building will be well insulated, the glass is insulated, and 35 the furnace will be high efficiency. 36 37 Councilmember Stille inquired about the potential of the building being Leadership in Energy 38 and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. Ms. Sebesta replied it could be. She provided 39 information on LEED certification and explained in general U & B Architecture and Design uses 40 the principals of LEED. 41 42 Consensus of the City Council was to direct staff to look into the cost and benefits of LEED. 43 44 Councilmember Roth questioned if structural consideration would be necessary at this time to 45 ensure that the roof is built strong enough to add solar panels if they are needed in the future. Ms. 46 Sebesta replied this question could be posed to the structural engineer. She explained adding