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Louisville City Council Meeting March 4, 2003 Page 2 Do Approval of Bills Approval of Minutes (02/18/03) Approval of Agreement Between the City and County of Broomfield and the Louisville Police Department to Use Broomfield's Gun Range Approval of Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for Purchase of Windy Gap Units and Amendment to the Second lnterim Agreement with the Municipal Sub-District for the Windy Gap Firming Project Approval of CBT Water Rights Acquisition PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mary George, 720 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO, addressed the issue of Memory Square Pool. She stated she reviewed and agrees with Staff recommendation for upgrades to the pool. She urged Council to fund the upgrades for the Memory Square Swimming pool. COUNCIL INFORMATIONAL COMMENTS ON PERTINENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None. REGULAR BUSINESS APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND DOWNING, THORPE & JAMES, INC. FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE NEW LOUISVILLE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING Davidson called for Staff presentation. City Manager Bill Simmons reported the City is moving in a new direction to complete the design and construction of the Louisville Police Department and Municipal Court Building. The proposed contract is with Downing, Thorpe & James, Inc. (DTJ), Erik Hartronft, Principal, to provide architectural and related consulting services for the new building. He explained the City ended its contractual relationship with Roth + Shepard Architects effective February 19, 2003. The proposed fee with DTJ for architectural and engineering design is $228,400, is for all design services leading up to and including the preparation of construction documents. The fee also includes an amount for bid and negotiation services during the competitive bid process and for services during construction. The total 2003 appropriation in the adopted capital projects budget is $3,414,000. To date the City has paid Roth & Sheppard $171,000 for architectural fees. Combining their fee with the proposed architectural fees for DTJ, the total could be up to $399,400, which is in the acceptable range for the proposed size of the building. He noted the Roth + Sheppard proposed fee for a 17,000+ sq. ft. building was approximately $405,000. Simmons asked Erik Hartronft to review the construction schedule.