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. . - City Manager Everett explained the fmancial situation of both projects. The increase to '- the Community Center budget was caused by the Facilities Committee adding back the Teen Center at a cost of $130,000. The Sandpiper Park project is coming in at budget. (The $370,000 in the report is inaccurate.) The Fire Station and Maintenance Facility budget will be exceeded by approximately $770,000, due to the bifurcation of the project into two separate sites, too conservative estimating, upward construction market trends, 10% to 15% increased costs due to Redwood Shores Owners Association Design Review requirements, and possible new requirements to provide protection ITom severe corrosive environment at the SBSA plant site. City Manager Everett explained that in the next report to the Facilities Committee, funding mechanisms would be explored, and assured Council that the subject projects would be financed without General Fund monies or eliminating other significant capital improvement projects. City Manager Everett and Facilities Committee Chair Buchan stressed the importance of maintaining the quality of development and construction in the Redwood Shores Neighborhood that the Council has committed to throughout the City. In response to Council questions, City Manager Everett described the impacts to the original budget: $60,000 for additional design review; and the bifurcation of the site and the current bid climate, added up to $220,000. He added that the $770,000 figure in the report - included every additional cost they know of to date. City Manager Everett further described the financial situation: $1.4 M was the original budget (a conservative estimate which will probably turn out to be closer to $1.6 M leaving a $200,000 difference); design review has cost an additional $280,000; an additional $70,000 is needed for extra corrosion protection at the SBSA site. All those costs add up to $550,000. That assumed overage plus an expected additional $220,000 for the bid climate and bifurcation construction adds up to the assumed overage of $770,000. City Manager Everett said he had just recently received some of the figures and planned to work with the Facilities Committee in preparing a complete report. Councilman Leipzig expressed his concern regarding the assumed shortfall of almost a million dollars ($130,000 for the Community Center and $770,000 for the Fire Station! Maintenance Facility.) He also said he was disturbed by the lack of details in the report, and the pattern of overages that appears in so many projects that have gone through the bidding process. Committee Chairwoman Buchan said the Facilities Committee shared his conCerns and had already scheduled to work on this issue at its January 29 meeting with staff to prepare a complete, detailed report for Council to review shortly thereafter. Chairwoman Buchan said the report at this meeting was designed to let the Council know what the Committee - had been working on, and to know the potential problems regarding these projects. Chairwoman Buchan said the Committee knew when the maintenance facility was split off REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JANUARY 27,1997 MINUTES Page No. 107 PAGE 4