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process at this point until a full public hearing could be held on all the possible alternatives to this too costly builq.íp.g. 5. Nita Spangler, 970 Edgewood Road, Redwood City, said she was representing five individuals who wanted her to tell the Council to go build this new City Hall. Mrs. Spangler stated that Redwood City was not a small town anymore, that it's location was the best on the peninsula, it was the world headquarters for several important businesses, and the City should not have an industrial or office building for its City Hall. Mrs. Spangler stated the City needed a "classy" meeting place with a large public area such as the current design, and she apologized for "short sighted citizens." 6. Ralph Nobles, 3720 Country Club Drive, Redwood City, San Mateo County Planning Commissioner, agreed with the speakers who supported going forward with the current design of the City Hall. He said "don't sell Redwood City short", build for the future so that people will be proud of what we did. Mr. Nobles stated economic conditions come and go, and it was important to build for the long run. He asked Council to keep the expansion area above the Council Chambers. 7. Don Saye, 2021 Broadway, Redwood City, related an "unclear on the concept" fable and encouraged the Council to keep the design in tact. Mr. Saye stated the people of Redwood City wanted a beautiful building they could be proud of. 8. Ian Bain, 1442 Gordon Street, No. 14, Redwood City, agreed with those speakers who wanted to build a City Hall the people of Redwood City could be proud of stating cities are judged on their architecture. Mr. Bain suggested that elimination of some of the bricks and landscaping as long as it complemented the Library would be acceptable, but stated the Council Chambers and public area should be kept as a central meeting place for the people of Redwood City. 9. Dani Gasparini Devincenzi, former Mayor of Redwood City who worked on the City Hall project and voted on the current design, addressed the issues of cost and construction prices and construction formulae. Mrs. Devincenzi discussed the unwanted ends resulting from cheap construction, such as a 5-year strip mall. She detailed the specific needs of public buildings, the use of prevailing wages, specific design costs, other additional costs such as the demolition of the old City Hall, and relocation expenses. She explained that it is comparing apples to oranges when comparing home construction versus a public building designed to last 100 years with up-to-date technology capabilities including all the expenses listed above. Mrs. Devincenzi spoke highly of the current design and asked Council not to replace the existing steel interior requirement and the flexibility it provides, but suggested the Council Chamber might be altered in some way to effect a cost saving and come in under budget. MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Special City Council Study Session Minutes Page No. 459 December 4, 1995 Page 6 -. ._, .'._~_.... """""--.-...-....--