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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 8, 2012 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 19 of 21 (14. APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, Continued) to discuss the needs to include additional locker room space, additional office space, training room/EOC, and garage space for squad cars. He has provided an estimate for the cost of the building expansion at $600,000. There will be an additional cost for site improvements. Total estimated cost of the project is $650,000. McMillan stated she would like to see further discussion on this item in order to figure out the timing of this project and that perhaps January would be a better time to discuss this when the new City Council is on board. Bremer indicated she would be in favor of discussing this further at a work session and perhaps arranging a tour of other police facilities. Printup indicated he is in agreement that the discussion needs to take place and that he is in favor of looking at a structure. Bremer indicated she is supportive of Phillip Johnson being retained. Bremer moved, Franchot seconded to accept the proposal by Phillip Johnson to provide architectural services to the City on the Police Department building project. Rahn stated he has some concerns about this project and that he is trying to figure out how it got on the fast track. Rahn stated the City is working towards resolving the vandalism issue with the security upgrades and that he is not sure a building is required. Rahn indicated he is not in favor of storing police cars since in his view they should be out on the road. Rahn asked where the funding would come from for this project. McMillan stated there are a number of items that would need to be discussed and that the City should really be talking about a possible time table for this project. Bremer noted Rahn did miss the meeting where some of this was discussed but that further discussion is required before deciding whether the City should move forward with the project. Rahn stated in his opinion before the Council starts approving architects, they should sit down and discuss what the City’s needs are for a building project. McMillan stated Council Member Rahn has a good point and that they need to discuss financing and other issues. Franchot stated he had the understanding that financing was discussed at a previous meeting and that quite a bit of work has already gone into this project. McMillan stated they have pulled out the 2008 plans for another look but that they have not discussed all the issues going forward. Farniok noted they have highlighted some of the items in the 2008 proposal that the Police Department feels are necessary. Farniok stated they currently have vehicles that are not on the road all the time in the event that a patrol car breaks down and a replacement is required. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 10/22/2012 Approval of Council Minutes 10/08/2012 [Page 19 of 21]