City Council Minutes 2014 06 24 SP

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City Council Special Meeting Minutes June 24, 2014 Page 12 of 14 explained the projection is for $30 Million in construction costs and the City may have to back off in order to get labor, and materials. Council member Lipton noted the University of Colorado is experiencing the same construction problems Deputy City Manager Balser noted if staff has the actual design and cost in hand the City can pursue grant/funding opportunities to fill the funding gap. Finance Director Watson stated Public Works Director Kowar and he met with Bond Council and the bonding process will begin this year and be sold within three to six months. Council member Stolzmann made the following recommendations: She felt the book drop at the Library is important and the miscellaneous pedestrian improvements, warning signs and alley mirrors, should be done in 2015, sooner. This could be accomplished by moving the Bikeway on Walnut project out to 2016. She supported getting rid of the group showers at the men's locker room at the Recreation Center; adding wireless connection at the Cultural Center; expanding Campus Drive; installing a traffic light at Highway 42 and Paschal. It was noted Highway 42 is a State Highway and requires warrants before CDOT will permit a traffic light at that intersection. Council member Stolzmann also recommended a CIP sheet for the Community Park trail extension at Front Street that will be required in 2016 and a CIP sheet for a sidewalk along 88th Street. City Services Facility Cost Allocation: The City Council asked staff to address the issue during the Budget Retreat so they may provide direction. The design team's allocation of space at the CSF, along with several options (including the current 25/25/25/25 split) for allocating the costs of the CSF among the Water, Wastewater, Open Space and Parks, Capital Project and Storm Water Funds was provided. The various options for allocating space include: 1. Current 25% split Water, Wastewater, Open Space & Parks and Capital Projects 2. Space Allocation based on the square footage that will be used by each operation 3. Total FTEs budgeted in each fund 4. FTEs of the Total who will be based at the CSF 5. An average of 2, 3 and 4 above 6. A weighted average of 2 and 4, giving more weight (50 %) to Space and (50 %) to FTEs based at the facility. Using a different allocation method would shift the cost impact among the funds. All options assume Fleet space is allocated based on the number of vehicles, Streets space is allocated 100% to Capital Projects, and Shared space is allocated based on each activity's relative share of total space. Based on this analysis and on Council