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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2017 Page 5 Councilmember Willmus stated his support for moving forward with Task 1 and Task 2, with it then coming back to the City Council at that point. Councilme m- ber Willmus stated that his goal was to have the most accurate picture possible for the overall cost of the building, whether it came at the end of Task 1 or Task 2, or evolved later into the process. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she completely understood the level of satis- faction with this firm and staff’s desire for consistency with other park buildings. However, Councilmember Laliberte reported that the Task Force hadn’t felt strongly that this proposed building necessarily match other park buildings; and noted her personal disappointment in HCM’s preliminary design services, opining it was a lot of money for the deliverable provided; and questioned why some of this information was not included as part of the scope of that initial design se r- vice. Councilmember Etten expressed frustration with the many new bits of info r- mation coming forth tonight. In general, Councilmember Etten stated that he was in agreement with Councilmember Willmus in that the full information would remain unknown until the end of Task 2, with the next step further refining costs, with proposed building images and cost estimates not available before then. While remaining hopeful that those fina l numbers would be close to estimates, Councilmember Etten questioned how the City Council could make a good dec i- sion without stronger numbers and without Task 2 being done now. Whether it was the decision to move forward with Task 1, Task 2 or both, Mayo r Roe opined that the design would be fairly well-set at the end of Task 1, but wit h- out design plans and specifications being finalized at that point, and providing a n- other good check-in point for the City Council to determine if the general design fit wit h what the City Council and community were expecting. From that pe r- spective, Mayor Roe opined that sustainability, design and other details could then be approved before the City Council spent another $100,000. While appreciating that perspective, Councilmember Willmus stated that there had already been considerable discussion at the Task Force and City Council le v- els as to what the building should be and what it should look like; opining that this information had been conveyed to HCM already and the desire that the building design be unique and make an individual statement in the community. If the scope of work was broken up between Tasks 1 and 2, Councilmember Willmus asked what ramifications that would have to the overall project timing. Mr. Brokke referenced the proposed timeframe outlined in the RCA, opining it was already a very aggressive plan with a projected September 2017 start date. Mr. Brokke stated his preference for keeping on that schedule if possible avoiding interfering with golf course operations and preventing delaying the project for bidding after the first of the year with construction to follow sometime in 2018.