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Mr. Zelenka said he would like to see the City move from the building sooner than later. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka did not favor staff spending much time analyzing the EWEB building. If Mr. Clark’s proposal <br />moved forward, he wanted staff to do a quick preliminary assessment to see what was feasible. <br /> <br />Ms. Solomon preferred to invest in the current site but was willing to examine the data as a way to rule out <br />the EWEB site once and for all. She did not think the EWEB site was the better financial option. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy said the council appeared to be interested in seeing additional information about the EWEB <br />site. It did not appear to her that the councilors willing to support the proposal were suggesting the EWEB <br />site was their preference. <br /> <br />City Manager Ruiz said staff had done a lot of analysis regarding remodeling of the current site and would <br />be happy to share that. Regarding the EWEB site, he said the current building was about 80,000 square feet <br />and any expansion would require a new building. He was concerned about the price of the property and <br />believed that the location of the EWEB property was also a significant issue. He requested feedback on the <br />level of detail desired. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to direct the City Manager return to the council <br />with a concept plans for City Hall and proposed financial strategies that include the options <br />of the current City Hall site and EWEB site. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark agreed with Ms. Ortiz about the need for fiscal responsibility. However, he did not think the <br />council knew which option was the most fiscally responsible. Based on what he knew now, it appeared the <br />EWEB site was the most fiscally responsible thing. He thought the council needed more information. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark pointed out that EWEB would receive more money for the building from a government agency <br />than a private entity, which would benefit the ratepayers. He also suggested that the purchase could expand <br />the scope of downtown, and envisioned that the existing structure could be used as a farmers market. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor did not want to spend staff time or money investigating the EWEB site. She believed the site <br />was too far from the rest of downtown. She said that the current site was proximate to the County and <br />public transit. It was easy for people to reach the current City Hall site by bicycle or bus. She also objected <br />to moving EWEB administrative functions because it would take its employees and customers out of <br />downtown. Ms. Taylor believed that there would be a big uproar when people realized that EWEB was <br />considering a new building given how relatively new the building was. <br /> <br />Speaking to the concept of building a city hall to last 100 years, Ms. Taylor observed that the current <br />building was not nearly that old, but staff was proposing to abandon it. She said any building would be <br />deteriorated if neglected. She suggested the potential of incremental building rehabilitation, with a focus on <br />safety-related improvements first. City Manager Ruiz pointed out the seismic improvements would impact <br />the walls and ceilings of the structure and would be difficult to accomplish without rehabilitating the HVAC <br />system or exterior building envelope. Mr. Penwell estimated it would cost at least $40 million to rehabilitate <br />the building, but the organization would still have a 46-year old structure. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor did not think the current city hall was intended to be a 100-year building. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council September 8, 2010 Page 7 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />
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