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City Council Minutes June 25, 1991 Page 2 e COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE OFFER FOR THE GIFT AND PURCHASE OF THE GOSPODOR PROPERTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $220,000 PLUS ASSOCIATED CLOSING EXPENSES AND OTHER TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION AS OUTLINED IN THE 6/20/91 CITY ADMINISTRATOR MEMO. COUNCILMEMBER DIETZ SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. It was the consensus of the Ci ty Council that the staff should move forward in getting soil tests completed. Citizens Jeff Dogerty and Terry Davis, who live in the vicinity of the Gospodor property, were present to discuss some neighborhood concerns over the project. Issues discussed included traffic concerns, extension of sewer and water into the area, the design of the site and future input from the neighbors. The Council indicated that informational meetings will be held and that the public will be invited to provide input into the project. 3. Review Public Facilities Committee Meetin~ Results e Zack Johnson reviewed with the City Council the results of the staff meetings and public facility committee meeting. Since the May City Council meeting, the staff and consultants have been working on revising the square footage needs for the facility and evaluating the costs for the project. It was noted that the large meeting room has been deleted from Phase I of the project since this element caused the facility to come in over budget. With the removal of this meeting room space from Phase I, more monies were available for some of the offices in the Police Station and Ci ty Hall originally included in Phase II. For discussion purposes, the staff and committee have been working on a $2,000,000 facility. In addition to this cost there are approximately $800,000 of other expenses in order to complete the project. This figure includes $200,000 for furniture, fixtures and equipment and $250,000 for site acquisition. Both of these items may be financed with funds outside of the lease/purchase plan that is anticipated to be necessary for the financing of this project. Also, this $800,000 amount excludes any expenses related to utilities or road work, and it is anticipated that these two expendi ture items may also be outside of the lease/purchase plan. e Regarding the finances for the project, the City Administrator noted that a large part of the road work may be financed through MSA monies and that a reserve has been established for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Additionally, the land purchase will take place over time and, for the most part, is an eligible expenditure for TIF funds. TIF funds can also be used for util i ties. It was' further noted that NSP makes an annual contribution to the City which can be used for part of the project. Assessments to benefitted property owners, along with City wide assessments, are possible other sources of financing for the road and utility parts of this project. The City Council discussed the alternatives for the police firing range and the police garage.