Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/13/2012

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Mayor Ramsey asked staff to research that option and questioned the original intent of the right - of -way. Senior Planner Gladhill stated the intent was for a public roadway to service the development as originally platted. Councilmember Elvig asked if there are drainage issues in that location. Public Works Director Olson advised there are no drainage issues because it has not been used but there are utilities in the road and if the City wants to extend to Town Center Drive, that is not a problem. Councilmember Strommen asked that staff assure the criteria considered for contribution is recorded in the Council's discussion, such as completion of the road and creation of affordable housing. She noted it would be helpful to have such criteria identified ahead of time so developers know the Council's criteria for consideration of a contribution. The consensus of the Council was to support the concept of workforce housing and move forward with the next step. 2.02: Review Fire Station 2 Project City Administrator Ulrich noted several months ago, staff had presented fire station designs and direction was given by the Council to make modifications to bring the project back into line with the budget and Council's expectations. It was noted the project will involve vacating the site and selling the former municipal center site, potentially as a data center, a highest and best value, which could net over $2 million. Butch Schwartzman, BKV Group, described the first fire station and Council determination that the second station had more area than needed and should be more of a satellite station. The plans have now been scaled back from 12,000 sq. ft to 9,000 sq. ft. Mr. Schwartzman explained their involvement to test the two -acre site to determine if it can properly work for a fully - functional fire station with turning movements and site clearances. He indicated that answer is "yes" and explained the updated plan utilizes the same footprint but reduces areas for fitness and other spaces that could be added in the future, if desired. Mr. Schwartzman displayed the conceptual floor plan to serve the existing fire apparatus, noting it is very efficient providing gear storage to support fire fighters, training, and break spaces. He then displayed cost estimates reflecting construction of $1,960,000 and soft costs of $450,000 with a total project of $2,410,000. He explained that as the project is refined, the estimated costs could come down. Mr. Schwartzman presented the time frame required to construct such a facility with a 3 -4 month design process, 6 week bidding/award period; 8 -10 month construction period; equaling just over one year. Councilmember McGlone indicated the Councilmembers did not have opportunity to review the reduced building plans prior to the Work Session. He raised the issue that meeting rooms are still included and asked if the building needed to be constructed of brick or block. City Council Work Session / March 13, 2012 Page 5 of 6