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In the subsequent meeting, starting from a draft which had been prepared by one of its members, the oversight committee as a whole woriced to transforrn the majority opinion to proceed with the design phase into a final report and recommendation. Every committee member had an opportunity to join in the crafting of the language, and in fact each member did participate in this process. In staff s view, the doaament is a consensus report of the committee as a whole. . 2. The committee's report speaks for itself. In summary, the report recommends that the project proceed Hrith final design. At that point, it is recommended that the policy boards review the designs, the cost of the project and any effects on public services, and make a decision as to whether or not to proceed to construction bidding. ~ , 3. The oversight committee report presents a series of other recommendations that are contingent on the deasion being made to proceed forwarcf with design. ~Aany of the committee's "contingent" recommendations were already set to occur, or would have been enaded without the subsequent benefit of the committee's input To ensure adequate attention, staff is recommending that the twn policy boarcls give more detailed consideration to those recommendations and the mechanisms by which the recommendations might be enacted. We are suggesting that the boarcls defer adion on these contingent recommendations to a future meeting and in-depth discussion. 4. As the project coordinators, we are pleased to be able to recommend that the Boards act to approve the committee recommendation to proceed with the project We feel that the oversight committee did a thorough job of evaluating ali of the issues, induding the critical questions of need and financing for the projed. Questions raised within the community have been confivnted and answered, and it is gratifying that the answer r+ende~ed by this highy-regarded and capable group of atizens is supportive of moving ahead with the design phase of the Courthouse Square project. - ~ Recommendation The following are stafPs recommendations: That the Boards formafly receive the Final _Report of the Special Project Oversight Committee; 2. That the Board's authorize staff to take the steps necessary to complete design development and construction drawings for the Courthouse Squa ~~ject; a~ ~ o~ ~~~ ~~,~ ~ ~ 7Z RC ~ 3. ~That the Boarcfs , individualiy or join~y as may be preferred, meet to review in detail the ~~-JCOmmittee's "contingenY' recommendations which take effed foAowing the Boar+ds' approval to proceed with final design of the project, ancf adopt appropriate guidelines and actions which the Boards feel might be r~equired.