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City Engineer Westby replied that the buildings are typically lower end with brick and stone, but <br />additional architectural features can be added as desired. <br />Member Cords stated that some of the cons of the other sites were required trips to site and asked <br />how often those trips to the site would occur. He asked if additional staff would be added as well <br />or whether existing staff would handle these duties. <br />City Engineer Westby replied that someone would visit the site several times per day. He <br />commented that they do not intend to hire additional staff and believe that existing staff could <br />maintain the site. <br />Chairperson Steffen asked if someone would still need to drive to the site or whether there would <br />be an office there. <br />City Engineer Westby replied that there would be a working office at the building. He stated that <br />if it were on the public works site, staff would walk from building to building. <br />Member Heineman asked if there is filtration on the pumps for the existing wells. <br />City Engineer Westby replied that there are eight wells, six within The COR. He stated that there <br />are three pump houses within The COR with two wells feeding into each pump house. He stated <br />that the treatment occurs within the pump houses, but filtration is not currently provided. <br />Member Heineman asked if it would not be feasible to add filtration to the existing pump house <br />locations. <br />City Engineer Westby replied that in order to add filtration at the four pump house locations, the <br />City would need to build new pump houses, expanding the footprints of the site and adding the <br />feature which would be more costly and cause additional staff time as staff would need to visit <br />each site rather than a central location. <br />Member Burandt commented that he has been to several water treatment plants, and it makes sense <br />to have the facility on the public works site because of operation and maintenance savings that <br />would be provided over the life of the facility. <br />Deputy City Administrator Gladhill commented that the building will point towards the industrial <br />area and will be an industrial looking building that blends well into the area. <br />Member Heineman asked if the $32,000,000 cost includes the architectural treatments. <br />City Engineer Westby replied that cost estimate is based on a typical water treatment plant with <br />typical architectural treatments. He noted that the sketch shown in the case was fairly typical but <br />perhaps on the higher end with the entryway and glass treatments. He stated that some cities use <br />the water treatment plants as learning centers, noting that those are optional add-ons that would be <br />above the typical cost. <br />Economic Development Authority/ January 14, 2021 <br />Page 7 of 14 <br />