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Mr. Williams moved seconded by Mr. Mohr to proceed with the contract as proposed. Motion carried unanimously. F. Auditorium Association - Council members previously received copies of a summary of 10-year capital improvement needs, projected in terms of a five-year period. Manager said the summary attempted to set some priority as seen by the staff, plus information on cost to the City of borrowing money. The Council also re- ceived copies of three alternate plans prepared by Jack Jarvis & 'Co. for an auditorium complex, and estimate of costs of those three. He explained an ap- parent difference,. in figures shown by, Jarvis and by the Ci ty on annual cost of retiring bond issues; saying the difference occurs in the method of computa- tion, and that the total costs shown by Jarvis and the City are the same. Manager said that the $36 million total capital needs summary, which does not include the auditorium, would appear to be more than would be accepted by the voters or which can be funded through tax sources, but the tabulation does give ,a base for comparison. Mayor Anderson said the first priority is to establish a figure for the Associa- tion, then discuss the type of facility wanted and back that with the City's financial strength. Councilman Williams expressed favorable acceptance of Plan A of the three al- ternatives prepared by Jarvis. He said because it includes some self-support- ing items and possibility of income to apply against debt service it would ap- pear to ,be the appropriate one to choose. Councilman Mohr asked if Plan A is accepted whether it would be for the dollar amount only, or would it imply acceptance o~ details of that plan. He said he is not certain he ,would Support the idea of including a restaurant facility as provided in Plan A. Mr. Williams replied his intent was to signify the amount of money as well as the general design scheme. General discussion revol ved around leaving to the designers inclusion of income producing components of the total facility. John Amundson, architect, said that at this point ,the Auditorium Association has not identified components of the center,but has tried to set out reasonable options to give a chance of self-sufficiency, and give the designers some lati- tude of moving withiil the framework of the plan. He said he feels it is clear that what is wanted is to maximize the notion of "self-support" in bringing a project to the Council for acceptance. Ed Ragozzino, member of the Auditorium Association, said in bringing a plan back to the Council they would prefer to have the flexibility and not be tied to requirement for certain facilities. He said the programs proposed leave the op- tion for development of a complete center as originally proposed, and that the County has indicated that at some future time they' might trade parking for other locations or combined with other locations to open land for a large scale con- vention center. Manager suggested giving' the Association a range of $5.25 million to $5.75 .mil- lion, encompassing all three' alternate plans, and asking for a recommenation within that range, then the Association could present recommendation on compo- nents of ,the, total project. It was determined; on question rromMr.Hershner that the cost to a $20,000 home for a bond issue of $5.5 million would be about $16.00 per year. Mrs. -Campbell said she would like to see the Council make a commitment to place a bond issue on the ballot and let the voters decide whether the center will be built. Mrs. Beal questioned the wide range between square-foot costs of the three al- ternatives presented, and said that the figures presented seem to point to a choice of one of these three and away from the original concept of the Auditorium Association. Mr. Amundson expiained that it is a mathematical question, figures were developed by averaging costs of various sections. He said previous reports indicated costs of the auditorium only, and that Plan A is very similar to the concept proposed by the Association in 1966. Mr. Bradshaw moved' seconded by Mrs. Campbell to suggest a range of $5.25 to $5.75 million to the Auditorium Association within which to bring a plan for an auditorium complex to the Council for consideration of a bond ,issue to submit to the voters. Mr. Mohr asked to include in the motion that effort be made to reduce the'per thousand tax burden of the bond issue by increasing if possible the "self- supporting" components. It was agreed to make it a matter of record, but not a part of the motion. 93 Comm 3/29/72 Approve " - . . -- 4/10/72 - 7