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City Council Meeting Minutes May 2, 2006 Page 11 of 13 Mona Newton, 708 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO voiced her support of the feasibility study. She encouraged Council to investigate an economic analysis. Doug Grinbergs, 930 W. Sycamore Circle, Louisville, CO voiced his support of renewable energy and of the agreement. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved to approval the Professional Service Agreement with Architectural Energy Corporation for feasibility study for photovoltaic power system for the Library. Council member Clabots seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken" The motion passed by a vote of 6-0. Absent: Council member Sackett. REVIEW PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE FOR CITY HALL RENOVATION PROJECT Deputy City Manager Boyd reported the 2006 budget included $1.5 million in the Capital Projects Fund for a major renovation of City Hall, scheduled to begin this July. On April 26, Staff met with CM/GC Pinkard Construction to review the preliminary construction estimates. The project budget was prepared by Wember Inc. and included other project costs. The total estimated project expenses are with $1,508,458 in construction costs and $875,280 in other expenses for a total of $2,383,738. Staff reviewed the numbers and although areas could be cut, the total project cost can not be brought within budget as currently designed. The project includes several very costly items which are: new HVAC system, new roof; new stair tower on south side of building; infill of central stair within building; fire sprinkling of entire building; consolidation of Planning and Building departments into first floor permit service center and technology improvements in City Council chambers. Some items will still be required, but Staff believes it can scale back the scope of the project to include the essential items as well as enhance the workplace and City Council chambers, while remaining within budget. The items included would be a new rooftop unit for the HVAC system, a new roof, and fix-up of the old police department area to accommodate the Human Resources and IT departments. Other items to be considered could be relocation of computer room/upgrade to wiring, re-Iamp and replace ballasts for lighting in areas needed; improvements as required by building code for building safety and ADA accessibility. The major items that could be deleted from the project are the addition of the new stair tower on the south side of the building providing secondary building access, enclosing the interior stair area, building sprinkling, and consolidation of the Planning and Building Departments on the first floor. Departments and offices currently in City Hall could remain where they are with minimal changes to office space, and changes could be made to enhance the workplace environment and Council chambers technology, while decreasing the overall planned expenditure.