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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 14,2017 Page 17 seeking individual titles, not counting tab customers, reiterating staff's concern that if there wasn't sufficient waiting or seating room, people may leave and go elsewhere unless they had some assumptions of how quickly they could move through any waiting lines. Mr. Miller advised that the architects carefully consid- ered the impacts to business and attempted to minimize disruption for customers. Councilmember Willmus reiterated his concern with the considerable cost of this remodel, advising that he was attempting to identify what was driving that ex- pense (e.g. relocating computer terminals). If the City Council authorized moving forward with plans and specifications for this project, Mayor Roe suggested a presentation at the August 28th meeting about what was driving those costs. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the schematic, noting the im- portance of a vestibule of some sort to address winter cold and wind issues. However, while understanding the interest in what was driving project costs, Councilmember McGehee opined that with this operation not only paying for it- self and generating General Fund revenue that offset the tax levy, it was important to make it more pleasant for staff and customers. Therefore, Councilmember McGehee stated that she was less troubled with this project that she had been with the Golf Course clubhouse project. Councilmember Etten advised that he had previously sent an email to Finance Di- rector Miller outlining his questions, and thanked Mr. Miller for responding with great, detailed information. Specific to the estimated cost, which had also sur- prised him, Councilmember Etten noted that Mr. Miller had advised that this in- cluded some of work with deck stations and services counters that alleviated some of his concerns with the cost. However, Councilmember Etten stated that he was still troubled by the estimated cost for an office remodel, basically consisting of metal studs and sheetrock costs to move some walls; and anticipated that once more refined numbers were available, those costs would come down by a decent amount. Finance Director Miller advised that staff had shared the same concerns with the architects when they first floated the numbers, which had come in higher than he anticipated as well. Mr. Miller reported that he expected an approximate cost of $60 per square foot. Mr. Miller suggested that there may be some additional fine- tuning that could be done, but also noted that the current customer service coun- ters had been salvaged from the old Fire Station and the intent was envisioned as providing an atmosphere that was warmer and more inviting, and allowing for a more professional environment than currently available. Councilmember Laliberte agreed with her colleagues on the cost estimates, but admitted that she didn't have enough of an understanding at this point to pick away at that total projected cost. Councilmember Laliberte stated that her hope