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Chairman Scurlock expressed his concern about the unexpected <br />problems that may be encountered in renovating an old building, <br />such as we experienced in renovating the old hospital for our <br />Administration Building. He noted that we continually have had <br />to address substantial on-going problems with balancing the air <br />conditioning, wasted space, etc. However, we got the facility <br />basically for very little so it still is a good deal. <br />Architect Block advised that what they were trying to <br />determine was can the structure work, and then they started from <br />new with electrical, mechanical, plumbing, etc. <br />Commissioner Bird inquired if it is the City's feeling that <br />they really need the whole site, and it was indicated that for <br />parking, etc., they do. <br />City Manager Little commented that no one was more negative <br />about renovating that building than he was, and there is no <br />question that they could build a better building that is more <br />functional with less wasted space if they started from scratch. <br />Therefore, when Mr. Block came aboard, his instructions were very <br />specific because the City did not want to move into the building <br />and every three days end up having to call a repairman. <br />The City Manager confirmed that all the plumbing, all the <br />electrical, and all the air conditioning will be new. A new <br />$50,000 roof will be required. Basically they are taking <br />concrete walls as if nothing was in them and putting everything <br />back in place. With that, they can get enough space for the <br />City's needs and a joint need in a location that staff is <br />convinced is close to ideal. The parking for the purposes of <br />registration for the recreation programs is adequate, but not <br />oversize. The fuel tanks would come out. It is a trade off. <br />The demolition costs are between $70-$100,000, including the <br />landfill costs, but even with that, if they start building a <br />brand new building, it would cost twice as much to get the amount <br />of space available in the old building, . As far as expansion is <br />concerned, this was projected out to the year 2000. <br />12 <br />BOOK 3 GE� <br />