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March I I, 2002 Public SafetylCity Hall Page 2 of 2 Basement Elevation After the geothermal issue, the next most significant topic of discussion has been the lowest possible elevation for the basement floor. We are planning to error on the side of caution when looking at a possible wet basement verses a short ramp to connect the utilities addition to city hall. Additional soil boring tests were done in order to have a ground water modeling report completed. We wanted more information to see if we can build the addition without having a ramp. At this point we are following the architects recommendation on the floor elevation for the basement and this elevation makes it questionable as to whether or not we can get by without a ramp. Currently, a short ramp is planned in the vicinity of the building department entrance. This ramp will include a handrail and will be half the width of the hallway. The other half of the hallway will have two steps in order to accommodate the elevation change. Details are still being worked out and we hope to avoid a ramp situation, but this may not be possible. Project Review On March 12, 2002, the Utilities Commission is scheduled to review the building proposal and to set the budget for their project. This budget amount is needed in order for the total amount of the lease-purchase bond to be established. The conditional use permit (CUP) for the government building being constructed in a residential zone is going to the Planning Commission on March 26, 2002, and is scheduled to go the City Council on April 15, 2002. With this proposal, the City Council and Planning Commission will be looking at the typical CUP items, such as building setbacks, parking lot layout and lighting, entrance/exits onto roadways, building materials, landscaping, noise from emergency sirens, etc. No variances are needed with this request. This will be the first public hearing on the proposal and even though we are talking about the building construction issues, we are likely to get some public comments about the financing for the project. On April 8, 2002, the EDA and City Council are each going to hold a public hearing on the financing for the public safety and utilities buildings. The project is moving forward as a lease-purchase option with the EDA being the owner of the facilities until the bonds are completely paid. Construction Schedule Attached is the latest update of the project schedule. We hope to go out for bids and have them accepted by the City Council in May. The schedule calls for construction of the public safety facility, utilities addition, and the city hall addition to begin in June 2002. Additionally the plan calls for the construction projects to be completed within a year. Once the utilities addition is completed, all of the city hall staff will move into this office (including the basement area). After the remodeling of the city hall and police station is completed (approximately six months), then the city staff will move back into this newly remodeled area and the utilities area will be "touched up." Utilities staff will move in somewhere around late winter or early spring 2004.