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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 14, 2017 Page 16 advised that the next step would be to enter into a Professional Services Agree- ment with Kodet. The costs for Kodet's services for the project is $43,800 and the total construction costs are estimated between $400,000 and $450,000, or $90 per square foot projected, but remaining unknown until actual bids are received. Mr. Miller reviewed Attachment B and the schematics allowing flip-flopping the cur- rent configuration, allowing the License Center to remain open during its redesign and remodel, even though admittedly there would be some inconveniences for customers and staff during that time. If the City Council provides approval to- night, Mr. Miller advised that staff would then return with a Professional Services Agreement for their formal action on August 28, 2017 to keep the project moving forward as proposed. In his perception of the new schematic on the License Center side, Councilmem- ber Willmus stated that he didn't see a significant increase in the waiting/seating area, with more emphasis on the work station place. However, on the Passport Service side, Councilmember Willmus noted there seemed to be significant wait- ing/seating space added. Councilmember Willmus opined that his initial reaction was the overall projected cost of this remodel, of concern to him, since based on his interpretation of the License Center side he didn't see much increase in the ability to service customers, and questioned if the high remodel costs were based on a premium to sage the remodel while remaining open for business. Finance Director Miller clarified that, since the Passport Service and Automobile Dealer customers provided the most revenue, the intent was to address those spaces. Having experienced considerable growth in both areas over the last few years, and anticipating that will continue, Mr. Miller advised that this was the ra- tionale in addressing those two areas, since the License Center didn't see growth anywhere near those other two elements. License Center Supervisor Pam Ryan also reported that in addition to the Passport Service and Automobile Dealers as a group, a number of smaller auto dealers came up to the counter now, and staff was looking to add extra space on the Pass- port side to accommodate and process those dealers quicker, using Passport staff during down times for those applications. Ms. Ryan noted that this would then free up License Center staff to process one-title transactions more efficiently , with the proposal to add five stations, with stations four and five on the schematic visualized as the area utilized for auto dealers for pick-up and drop-off of titles and freeing up staff for walk-in customers. Specific to Councilmember Willmus' question about whether the city was paying a premium, using the current layout displayed Finance Director Miller advised that when architects looked at the amount of public space needed compared to what was currently available, by staging the remodel, the Passport Service cus- tomer area would be retained and still allow sufficient customer lobby space without impeding the number of customers that could be processed on the License Center side. Mr. Miller noted that, at this time, there could be 15-20 customers