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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 16,2012 Page 9 Councilmember Johnson noted the litigation action having already cost the citi- zens of Roseville hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chief O'Neill noted that final specifications were being reviewed now with Bid Package #2 available next Monday and incorporating the majority of the rest of the building with the exception of furniture, fixtures and technology. ' At the request of Councilmember Johnson as to the possibility of extending bid packages, the team responded that in the current marketplace they felt contrac- tors would continue to honor their bids; however, cautioned that this would and could not be an indefinite delay. Chief O'Neill advised that future consideration may be needed in how to pro- ceed if litigation results did not support the City, with 2.5 years already invested in the project, as well as funds invested, to-date. City Manager Malinen concurred, noting that if the City missed this construc- tion season, he anticipated an approximate 12% or $1 million increase in con- struction costs to build the same facility. Councilmember Johnson personally opined that, as long as Roseville citizens continued to elect him, the Fire Department would continue to have his personal support for the project; further opining that he couldn't wait to see the project come to fruition. Councilmember McGehee expressed her appreciation to the team for their pro- ject schedule; opining that the City continued to have an option of doing a refer- endum on the project, further opining that residents would be supportive. Chief O'Neill advised that this was "Plan B," and at the encouragement of Councilmember McGehee, assured Councilmembers that the team was already at work on possible lead times required to have a local ballot referendum avail- able for the Secretary of State if that was needed. Mayor Roe thanked the team for their presentation. b. Discuss Clean-up Assistance Policy Regarding Sanitary Sewer Backups Due to a glitch in processing the packet materials, Mayor Roe apologized to the City Council and public in inadvertently including an incorrect policy, and re- ceipt tonight at the bench of a handout of the correct draft policy. Mayor Roe advised that the purpose tonight was for discussion only, and assured all that the proposed policy would come before the City Council and public in the future for further analysis and discussion.