City Council Agenda and Packet 2017 08 01

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City Council Meeting Minutes July 18, 2017 Page 4 of 20 Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked Hilary Andren-Wise and Anthony Nemec where the process is on getting costs for the construction. Mr. Nemec stated Saunders Construction is on board and they are pricing the project now. Ms. Andren-Wise stated the site and foundations package is being done separately to allow construction to start on that part before the building permit for the entire building. The hope is to mobilize in September. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if the second soils report was completed. Ms. Andren-Wise stated yes and after consulting the first soils report, talking to geotechnical team, history of the current building and combined with the new report, the slab depth will be a 13 foot cut all the way down and straight across. This will be about a 3/4 inch risk of change in the slab. Councilmember Loo asked if the wood being proposed for the design would be difficult to maintain. Hilary Andren-Wise noted some of those have been changed to add - alternative items, some have been changed to glass, and some will be cedar which ages very well. Some of the wood look is fiber cement, patterened to look like wood. Councilmember Keany asked if the additional landscaping on the south of the site makes up for the fewer trees in other locations. Director Zuccaro stated the south side has more than is required, but he is not sure it is an equivalent amount. Council member Keany would like to see an equivalent amount of landscaping on the property. Mayor Muckle asked for public comment. None. Closed the public hearing. Councilmember Maloney moved to approve Resolution No. 35, Series 2017; Mayor Pro Tem Lipton seconded. Councilmember Stolzmann asked for the first waiver to be reconsidered. Trees are a benefit to temperature and run off and we should hold ourselves to the same standard as other applicants. Councilmember Maloney stated he feels the additional shrubbery on the south near the residential areas is more important than added trees on the Via Appia side. It is not exactly up to the CDDSG number, but is acceptable. Councilmember Loo stated she is sensitive to Councilmember Stolzmann's request, but stated the City can make it a priority to add additional trees in years to come. She is comfortable with the waiver now and asking for more trees to be added later. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton noted the packet information says the additional trees are not feasible due to the underground utility conflicts, so it may be expensive and impractical. Councilmember Keany offered a friendly amendment requiring the number of trees and shrubs meets the CDDSG but they do not have to be in the exact locations. 16