Minutes - Public Works Committee - 11/20/2018

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Parks and Asst. Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated that he is not aware of the specific fund balance but noted that it is in the millions, and revenue is on-going by water utility purchases of water. Councilmember Kuzma asked and received confirmation that the Municipal Water Utility Fund can only be used for project related to utilities. Chairperson Riley asked why the City would not instead ask for proposals where the builder would come to the City with their proposals rather than preparing this work and then going out to builders. Parks and Asst. Public Works Superintendent Riverblood commented that the City could try that and perhaps one or two responses would come back but he did not think the contractor would be very thoughtful of the overall scope of planning and architectural themes throughout The COR that will come in the future. He believed that the scope of work is an opportunity to think about the entire sense of place and would inform specific architectural detail for the pump house and other municipal infrastruture. Chairperson Riley stated that Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood passion is expressed in his presentation, and believed that could be shared with the contractor. He stated that perhaps a few contractors are brought in and that passion is shared, and this information is shared, and the contractors are directed to provide different options. He believed that staff already did a large amount of the work. Debra Musgrove, future Councilmember, asked and received confirmation that the purpose of the project is not to change the function or inside of the building but to change the outside aesthetic. Parks and Asst. Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied that the big takeaway would be the various studies, sketches, concepts, and options that would lead up to a final color rendering in detail. He stated that contractors may be willing to do the rendering but noted that it is a costly endeavor that most contractors are not going to want to do this without being reimbursed for the cost. He stated that the same design/build process was done with the monuments for The Draw, which asked contractors for three options. He stated that he can attempt to get contractors to respond to a request for proposals but is not confident that the City will obtain quality responses. He stated that the process he is proposing would load the work on the front end in attempt to minimize the work needed by the contractor in the end. Bruce Anderson, Planning Commissioner, stated that the Planning Commission has spent a lot of time talking about buildings. He believed that it would be beneficial for the Parks Commission and Public Works Committee to work together on things of this nature. He believed that The COR should have a consistent architectural theme that carries throughout. He stated that perhaps the Planning Commission should also provide input on the topic and what The COR is going to look like. Public Works Committee / November 20, 2018 Page 3 of 9