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City Council Meeting Minutes April 7, 2020 <br />update prior to the Guaranteed Maximum Purchase Price and contract coming <br />to Council in June. This briefing includes: <br />• listing the departments that will occupy the Public Service Center and <br />rationale for any changes; <br />• highlighting some of the environmental features that will make the facility <br />more sustainable; and <br />• outlining next steps including upcoming waiver/exception requests and <br />contract consideration. <br />The presentation also went over some of the points provided in the memo sent <br />to you last Friday which outlined the financial considerations for this project <br />and summarized staffs recommendation to proceed. <br />There are many reasons to continue this project including the condition of the <br />existing facilities, the fact this project has been in the works since 2007, and the <br />amount of resources the City has already committed to get to this place. <br />We also think we may be able to benefit from lower borrowing costs and <br />possibly lower construction costs in the current environment. <br />The facility will be paid for from Enterprise Funds and the General Fund, but it <br />is structured in a way that allows the General Fund time to recover from the <br />current economic conditions. This funding strategy has also been reviewed by <br />the City's financial advisor. <br />Mr. Lumbreras turned the presentation over to Tom Taggart, Director of <br />Public Services. <br />Mr. Taggert advised the Council that there have been some changes to the <br />plan. After further review of operational needs for Parks Maintenance staff, it <br />makes more sense to keep them centrally located near the 40 acres (current <br />location of Parks Maintenance equipment —near the Animal Shelter). <br />• Water quality moving out of their current facility frees — 3,850 sqft of office <br />and work space adjacent to the 40 acres that fits the needs of the Parks and <br />Rec. Maintenance staff (converted former animal shelter bldg.). <br />Advantages <br />• Near perfect functional fit for both office and workspace <br />• Improved efficiency for P&R staff travel time utilization <br />• Provides additional day one expansion space at Public Service Center <br />• Preserves building footprint expansion for anticipated 15 year growth <br />• Avoids —$1M+ increase in project costs <br />City of San Marcos Page 2 <br />