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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 23, 2017 Page 27 g. Review Plans & Specifications for the License Center Renovation and Au- thorize the Advertisement for Bids Finance Director Miller introduced Mr. Stone with Kodet Architects and deferred to him and his colleagues for the presentation of the proposed renovations for the License Center Renovation and next steps as detailed in the RCA. Ken Stone, Kodet Architects Mr. Stone presented the plans and specification for the License Center and Pass- port Center, addressing existing and adjacent space and existing insurance space being expanded into, and provided the proposed new layout with Passport Center enlarged area on north end of building and License Center expanded to south. Mr. Stone reviewed the phased plan for construction to keep both services open for construction, resulting in a total of three phases: to renovate the insurance space first and move the License Center into the insurance space, leaving the Passport Center where it is; with the third phase to move the Passport Center into the old License Center space and finish it all out. Mr. Stone estimated one month per phase for a total of three months, hopefully completed by March 1, 2018. Mr. Stone reviewed the site plan flow during construction and impacts to the site, with contractor parking designated on the west side and construction storage on the north side of the area being remodeled; with the use of the VFW parking arranged as an option for any additional parking needs if needed. Councilmember Willmus asked how long the project would take if not phased and the doors closed during construction and if it would result in any construction cost savings. Mr. Stone estimated that there could be some savings, but advised that the archi- tect had built into the estimate the cost of phasing at 2-3% of the project; approx- imately $10,000 — 15,000. However, Mr. Stone also estimated that by not phas- ing, the construction would still take 2 to 2.5 months versus 3 months. Councilmember Etten opined that the loss in revenue and change in service, with potential loss of customers, was not worth it; and spoke in support of the phased approach. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the phased approach. Councilmember Laliberte asked if this plan would meet the requirements for a separate fire wall and entrance as mandated. License Center Supervisor Pam Ryan responded that staff and the architect were confident that this plan met federal requirements; but would invite their response to the proposal once approved by the City Council. Ms. Ryan advised that com- plete separation had been achieved with the proposed plan; and common areas