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Minutes of the Meeting of June 24, 1999 Page 2 OPEN FORUM FOR CITIZEN INPUT (5 minutes per item, 15-minute time limit). None. Municipal Facilities Update and Receive Public Comments (AI 7. 1 ) The City Manager stated he would like to make comments on the municipal facilities update and to receive public comment. He explained that it had been discovered that additional research would be beneficial to the Council's decision making so a one-month delay has been approved. He identified the three sites under consideration. The audience was asked for comment. Peter Kulzcyk resident, stated his concern regarding the proposal to construct a new City Hall and Police facility. He stated he believed his proposal would save the City of Blaine and its residents several million dollars. He reviewed his background as a former building official and understanding of the need for new facilities, both the City Hall and Police facility. Mr. Kulzcyk stated he reviewed the architecture's proposal and asked what the proposed cost per square foot would be. He suggested the cost, minus the land cost and garages, was projected at $157 per square foot but the building valuation data published by the State of Minnesota identified between $54 and $85 per square foot. Mr. Kulzcyk reviewed his efforts to contact area contractors for their per square foot estimate and was informed they use between $60 and $65 per square foot. He stated his belief the architect's estimate was double that rate due to curved out side walls and resulting additional costs for labor and materials. He stated the projected cost could be reduced by having the plans reviewed by an expert who does not benefit from a raised construction cost. He noted there is a 7% architect fee of the project and a problem arises when construction bid documents are written that leave open opportunity to use the contingency fund of $1 million. He urged the Council to build a quality project for this "blue collar" town. The City Manager stated that Mr. Kulzcyk had mentioned several opportunities that the City had already considered. He clarified that no design has occurred and only spaces had been identified to determine the relative costs. He explained that secure Police facilities result in higher costs than general commercial spaces, and they were using between $107 and $117 per square foot for the facilities. The City Clerk stated those numbers were preliminary and significant contingencies were anticipated to be reduced substantially which will result in a decrease of the actual construction numbers. There were no other comments. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Councilmember Swanson requested that Item 11.13 be considered first. Mayor Ryan requested that Item 11.18 be considered following Item 11.13 since the applicant has been in attendance at two previous meetings. Councilmember Clark requested Item 11.14 be considered following Item 11.9 since those three items were all in the same neighborhood. Action 99-314 (AI 8)