Laserfiche WebLink
include approval of his subs. He referred to the Garden City Construction Consulting <br /> Agreement and stated that this was a pre-construction contract. A construction contract <br /> would be entered into between the Council and the contractor. Mr. Goldman also <br /> referred to the services listed in the contract and noted that while some were not required <br /> such as acoustical he highly recommended including them. <br /> Steve Bristow, 12355 Hilltop, believed it was inappropriate to begin this Town Hall <br /> project without knowing how it was going to be funded. <br /> Jill Jensen, 26225 Purissima, did not think proceeding with this project was a wise <br /> decision on the Council's part. The support was not in Town for this new Town Hall. <br /> She also was asking the Council for leadership on this issue and noted that the city halls <br /> in other neighboring communities such as Woodside and Portola Valley were small. <br /> Jim Abraham, 12831 Viscaino Road, had some concerns about the funding methods for <br /> this project and wanted to be sure there was a way to end the contract with John Goldman <br /> if the fundraising for the new Town Hall was not successful. Mr. Abraham also <br /> commented that he thought the new building was too small with not enough room for <br /> added staff in the future. <br /> Eric Clow, 27660 Central Drive, commented that he had met with John Goldman to <br /> discuss the Town Hall project and was impressed with the level of detail that had gone <br /> into this project. <br /> Bill Downey, 14330 DeBell, noted that he had served on the Town Hall Building <br /> Committee and they had come up with a realistic plan for a new Town Hall. Mr. Downey <br /> did not think the Town needed a$5 million Town Hall. <br /> Sandy Humphries, 26238 Fremont Road, commented that while the proposed new <br /> building was beautiful it was too large for the current lot size. She believed it needed five <br /> to six acres. She also noted that the proposed building did not function well and more <br /> space was needed for staff. Ms. Humphries questioned the use of Town funds for this <br /> project and noted her concerns about what would happen if there was a disaster in Town <br /> in the future and the reserves were needed. She suggested building a facility on the Bullis <br /> campus which would be dually used by the school and the Town. <br /> O'Malley noted that it was a beautiful building but he had concerns about the contract <br /> with John Goldman. The design of this building was contingent upon successful <br /> fundraising of$1 to $1.5 million. If the donations do not come in, the Town would be <br /> faced with design changes they could not afford. Casey noted that Council would not <br /> know what the actual costs were until the working drawings were completed and the bids <br /> were submitted. <br /> August 15, 2002 <br /> Special City Council Meeting <br /> 4 <br />