Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Mr. March further explained that in options two and three, the city would still be looking <br />at some expenses in regards to what we would do with the current public works facility <br />and the downtown area. One idea was to save one of the buildings for a heritage museum <br />and possibly demolish the other building. There would be a cost involved in regards to <br />ongoing operation and maintenance. Another issue would be deciding who would be <br />responsible for the utilities. <br /> <br />Option #4' <br />Advantages: <br /> <br />Cedar Street Park <br />City owns the land <br />We could build exactly what we want <br />Few residential neighbors to worry about <br /> <br />Disadvantages: <br /> <br />Cost for building and utilities <br />. Isolated location <br />More valuable to sell as industrial <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber asked the Council if there was any of the four options that they would <br />like to throw out right now or-if they would like to continue to look at all four options. <br />Councilmember Travis stated that he had some concerns about the size and the future use <br />of the building. Councilmember Travis also questioned whether the Cedar Street location <br />could be used as a dual purpose. The City has talked about a possible salt storage with <br />the County, as well as obtaining a second water tower. In order to incorporate these <br />items, Councilmember Travis stated that he was thinking about an office-warehouse type <br />building, basically a slab on grade where you don't have to worry about ADA and there <br />would be bathrooms, and offices for the police. Councilmember Travis continued, stating <br />the he was looking more for a building that would be like a pole-barn with a house at the <br />end of it. Mr. March commented that previously he was involved in a similar project and <br />at that time, building construction was $65 a square foot. Mr. Palzer added that now we <br />are looking at about $100 per square foot for 6000 square feet, and that we need to keep <br />in mind that this facility will be around for the next 80 to 100 years. Mr. March indicated <br />that the City of Circle Pines just built a fire department about that size and that it cost <br />$995,000 and that was without showers. Due to the cost and complexity of this option, it <br />was dropped as a possible location for the new Public Works building. Councilmember <br />Nelson suggested that we would be better off as a City to sell this property then to build <br />on it because we could actually make some money. <br /> <br />The Council continued by discussing option # 1 and decided that it should be thrown out <br />due to the disadvantages listed and it being an eyesore to the downtown area. <br /> <br />After a lengthy discussion between options #2 and #3, the Council decided that the Lake <br />Area Utilities location would be the most favorable option. The reasons for the decision <br />include the following: less cost, growth possibilities, not primarily residential, obtain <br />possession this fall, additional income from rentals currently leasing, more square footage, <br />and additional land available for a possible second water tower. Mr. March indicated that <br /> <br />3 <br />