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Item 6.1. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and City Council Pat Klaers, City Administraxtor January 28, 2002 Public Safety Facility - City Hall Remodeling/Expansion The last City Council discussion on the public safety facility and city hall remodeling/expansion project was held on January 14, 2002. At that meeting the City Council directed staff to continue to move forward with the project and to plan for a seven million dollar public safety facility to be financed with a lease-purchase plan. At this January 28, 2002, meeting, there are a number of action items for the City Council to consider. It is anticipated that the two main discussion items will be the public safety design or floor plan and the hiring of a construction management (CM) firm for the entire project. Gary Tushie of Tushie-Montgomery Architects (TM_A) will be at this meeting to present the public safety facility drawing, discuss the CM selection process, and to answer questions the Council may have on how the project is proceeding. Public Safety Facility The public safety facility plans have been put together with significant input from the fire chief and his department and the police chief, assistant police chief, and their department. The plans are consistent with City Council direction from January 14, 2002. The plans include 32,600 sq ft for the police facility, which includes the EOC in the basement, the gun range, and a 4,500 sq ft second level as a shell. Additionally the facility includes approximately 3,000 sq ft for the fire department office area and 5,400 sq ft for the fire department truck and apparatus garage area. The plan at this time is to include one bid alternate for the equipment in the gun range, a second bid alternate for additional garage spaces, and a third bid alternate for a canopy area in the impound lot. By including these items in the bid proposal the City Council retains numerous options in what to approve depending on whether or not the bids come in high, low, or right on the estimate. It is better to have these options in the original bid than to pursue them with a change order if the bids come in low. Invariably the city pays more by way of a change order versus a bid alternate.