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Council Members expressed their appreciation that Fisher Friedman & Associates Architects understood their responsibiJity to be guardians of the aesthetics, but also reminded everyone that the Council was the ultimate guardian and would make the decisions based on that public trust. It was important for the architects to listen to the concerns of the Council so as to spend their time wisely. E. Public Comment on bidding process Mayor Hartnett called on those who wished to address the bidding process. 1) Joe Steinfeld, 850 Main Street, Redwood City brought up several issues and was asked to limit his comments to the bidding process. Mr. Steinfeld stated the bidding process was supposed to protect the public and the proposed system did not - it was collusionary. 2) Nick Watry, Redwood City Planning Commissioner, spoke in favor of the recommendations of the Contractor's Forum and said the bidding included sealed bids and the public was protected. 3) Karl Vollmayer, 286 Fulton, Redwood City, retired Redwood City Library Director, reminded everyone how proud the City is of the beautiful Library building, and stated he had confidence in staff, the City Manager and the Council to do as well with the City Hall. Mr. Vollmayer asked the Council not to nickel and dime the project to death, but to make everyone proud. 4) John Spotorno, Redwood City Architectural Advisory Committee Member, advised he had worked with Rudolph and Sletten, and described a fast track method to identify major costs, generate drawings and prioritize the big ticket items, in order to get the project moving with some fast decisions. F. Discussion among City Council Members In response to City Manager Everett's request for direction regarding the interest accruing to the Civic Center Construction Fund, Councilman Claire advised he was part ofthe Council that approved the Utility Users Tax which was solely dedicated to capital improvement projects and could not be used for General Fund expenses such as employee salaries, etc. He stated it was the intention of that previous Council to include any interest from the fund to be used in the same manner as the principal. The Council again discussed the need for drawings of proposed changes. City Manager Everett advised that the list of alternatives and their costs along with pictures would be presented to the Council in January. Special City Council Study Session Minutes MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 December 4, 1995 Page No. 461 Page 8 .. .-. .. "'" ....." . .....--.-........----. '00___""'--'--""--"-"""'.-'-".