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City would be more or less energy-efficient, or if it merely carried forward what was happening now? Mr. Ohmart clarified that the projections were for a baseline building of 300,000 square feet meeting current energy codes, and were order of magnitude estimates. Mr. Hacker reviewed a diagram entitled Consolidated Space Needs, which showed the existing City Hall volume, total volume needs in 2030, and other existing City Hall spaces to be consolidated. Mr. Hacker reviewed Renovation Options 1 and 2. He emphasized the high cost of building a second story onto the existing City Hall because of the changes in seismic codes. New reinforced pilings would be needed. Neither option would work for the police from a cost viewpoint, so those functions were located elsewhere. He called attention to an aerial photograph of site options in downtown and indicated that in order to approach the project as a “renovate/build new,” there must be land acquisition and/or the purchase of other building space. He pointed to the site of the existing federal courthouse and the Good Times Tavern as potential sites for acquisition. Mr. Hacker reviewed a series of hybrid options, which involved saving part of the existing building and adding on to the building. Councilors asked questions clarifying the details of the options. Mr. Hacker reviewed the new construction options. Councilors asked questions clarifying the details of the options. Ms. Crawford distributed cost models for all the options. Mr. Hacker emphasized the numbers should not be used to establish a project budget; the information was provided as a way to understand the costs of each option, relative to each other. Everything was estimated using 2006 dollars, and there was no escalation built in. He introduced cost consultant Steve Gunn, who was present in the audience to answer questions. Mr. Hacker briefly reviewed the cost models. Ms. Teninty solicited questions and comments. Mr. Kelly did not think that Hybrid 2 was worth bothering with, given that only the Council Chamber was proposed to be saved. He thought Hybrid 1 had some intriguing possibilities. He also liked having a dollar amount attached to the complete renovation as well as the additional space shown. He said that Renovation Option 1 was costly but not dramatically higher in cost than the other options. At this point, he considered all the options other than Hybrid 2 to be “in play.” Mr. Poling thought the council had some good options to consider and he wanted to hear what the public had to say. Mayor Piercy wanted to know what different segments of the community thought were the most important and desirable things about a city hall. Mr. Papé asked if any of the models were more energy-efficient than the others, and if that could be included in the matrix. Members of the consultant team indicated that could happen. Ms. Taylor suggested that human energy could contribute to lower health costs if people had to walk more to get from place to place. She emphasized the need to keep storm water concerns in mind. At the request of Ms. Taylor, Ms. Teninty overviewed the upcoming public events related to the subject of a new city hall. MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 10, 2006 Page 2 Work Shop