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<br /> <br />Financial <br />? <br />Appreciate cost savings <br /> <br />? <br />Good move, great time to buy, fire sale, City is exercising due diligence in trying to buy property in <br /> <br />this economy <br />? <br />Don’t want to miss opportunity <br /> <br />? <br />$40-$50M to upgrade City Hall <br /> <br />? <br />We have the money now – no new taxes or bond measures needed! <br /> <br />? <br />Country Club Road building is uniquely appropriate for Police use, and the money is there <br /> <br />? <br />Fiscally responsible <br /> <br />? <br />Affordability <br /> <br />? <br />“Fire sale” purchase – great price, perfect timing; trust in City’s due diligence <br /> <br />? <br />Fiscally responsible <br /> <br /> <br />Location <br />? <br />Not concerned about location compared to downtown <br /> <br />? <br />Not concerned about moving across the river <br /> <br />? <br />Parking good/some concern about traffic <br /> <br />? <br />Traffic impact – do study <br /> <br />? <br />Don’t have a problem with police being on the other side of the bridge / connectivity <br /> <br />? <br />In favor, but concerned with access to police by public: concern that public needs 24/7 access – <br /> <br />Country Club would present more difficult pedestrian access <br />Note: Bus stop/parking/bike bridge <br /> <br />? <br />NEEDS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE <br /> <br />? <br />? <br />Separate Police from other City staff <br /> <br />Allows City to focus on Police now, then other City Hall functions next <br /> <br />? <br />? <br />Free parking <br /> <br />? <br />Public transportation to new facility, Breeze? [LTD] Funding cuts? <br /> <br /> <br />Suggestions for Country Club Site Use <br />? <br />Allows for expansion on site <br /> <br />? <br />Expand the Courts on the site <br /> <br />? <br />Turn it into a justice center of police, courts and social services, and have council and staff <br /> <br />relocate into the downtown vacant spaces like Beam Development <br />? <br />City Jail in new building <br /> <br />? <br />Use the Country Club Road facility only as an interim solution until a state-of-the-art facility can <br /> <br />be built <br /> <br />Misc <br />? <br />Gives police presence on north side of river <br /> <br />st <br />? <br />Allows flexibility in doing remodel of City Hall – the required 1 step <br /> <br />? <br />Good idea <br /> <br />? <br />Seems like a viable option <br /> <br />? <br />Win Win <br /> <br />? <br />Favors Country Club move <br /> <br />Page 3 of 11 <br />Consolidated Comments from June 09 Public Forums.docx <br /> <br /> <br />