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Revitalization Commission Minutes September 18, 2024 Page5of8 work. Once the consultant is on board and construction documents get to 30% design, the LRC would review and determine which portions of Phase 1 you would like to fund. Chair Adler commented that she wants to make sure that wayfinding doesn't get thrown out if we call out Front Street as the LRC's priority. She feels there is so much more to learn. Chair Adler asked how close we are to getting approval on the bond. The EV Manager responded that there should be more information available in October and we hope to have the bond issued by the end of the year. Staff is hoping to have the RFP issued in Q4; we won't need funds until the consultant is selected but we need to have funds in place prior to award of the design contract. We can't go to council for approval of a project without funding in place. Commissioner Harald commented that we will probably transition from the current design work to more construction design work in 2025. He asked if we have any idea what that cost will be. The City Engineer commented that design costs are typically about 10-15% of construction costs. In this case, about $1.5M on a $15M project. Commissioner Lipton commented that design would be phased. The City Engineer responded that we would award the contract for the entire design, but as we go to 30% with a couple designs, get input and get to 60% with a more refined design then to 100% construction documents. Commissioner Harald asked for clarification, that the LRC would be adding a potential 1.5M expense added to the 2025 budget. The City Engineer confirmed this is correct, adding that a construction contract would also be needed in Q3/Q4 of 2025 to begin construction. Commissioner Harald asked if this was going to be included in the budget discussion planned for the next meeting. The EV Manager responded that the construction funding will come out of the bond revenues. The LRC has an option to take the design work out of the bond revenues as well and that will be part of the conversation in October. Chair Adler asked if the funding for the design has to come out of the bond funding. The EV Manager responded that she would have to research this question. In October a draft 2025 budget will have the bond revenue included. The LRC has made a few monetary decisions this year that weren't in the original 2024 budget, so staff will bring a 2024 budget amendment to the LRC for review in October. Commissioner Lipton commented that he wants to talk about Front Street, and he wants to make sure that the commission makes good decisions. He asked to discuss the curbless street design and whether it could be scaled better or if it's important enough to spend $4M. He asked what variations are possible. He suggested the LRC look at this carefully today and give direction to staff. Commissioner Williams agreed with Commissioner Lipton and commented that for her the emphasis should be on the plaza and investing in what that looks like will be key. Curbless streets and raised intersections are nice from mobility and accessibility perspective but it is a huge cost. Commissioner Williams asked staff if it is okay to discuss these details now. The Director of Community Development commented that staff can take these notes and internalize them so that when discussing the project with the design consultant after survey work, utilities and drainage options are known staff can start to identify whether curbless streets are