Development Team Meeting Notes (96-99)

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~ Demolition: The site survey is completed. The demolition plan is completed and VWill be finalized tomorrow (3/7). Dan will get this to Dave. Len reported that Steve is concerned abc~ut the vacation permit for the alley. Excavation can be handled separately. The vacation of the a~lley should not interfere with what the contractors need to do. Civil: Dan is not concerned about the civil permit at this time. The technical~l specs are done. The civil plan review is scheduled for 5/19. ' Design: Dan showed Randy the new design of the fifth floor, with the atrium c ming through. There was general discussion around the design. Dave is going to work further on th atrium design and cost. Len reported that the cost of the glass covering over the pedestrian walk ays is at about $25.00 sf, which is better than originally expected. ' The tower and northwest corner are changing to be less of a tower and more of a squ~re corner with a sloping roof to match the plaza. The corner still mimics the plaza side. Dan will d~uble check the common areas before Len finalizes the design. ' Mechanical: Len reported that he has been contacted by people at the Dept. of Ene~rgy who would like to commission the mechanical system. He has had experience witli this in C}ntario. Going through the commissioning process generally addresses problems immediately and we will more likely have a more functioning building. The state will provide a 35% tax credit to Qover a portion ~ of the cost. Randy has already put some language in the development agreement. He~'~ wouldn't mind paying to avoid the problems that come with the mechanicals. ' Dan needs to have some meetings with Mark to explore some of the tax credit optio~ps. Len highly recommends commissioning the mechanical. ' ACTION: Dan and Len will set up a meeting with the state. Len has asked th ~ m for a list of people who deal with this. It should not be the company that installs the mechanic~l. Day care: Dan is hoping to have the day care issue resolved in about two weelcls. Traffic Flow: RG asked Len about the flow of traffic out of the parking garage. Tr~ffic will have to cross and there is also a sight distance issue. '', ACTION: Len will look at the design. Ground Breaking: Randy asked for discussion on the ground breaking issue. We e nearing the point where we need to decide if we want a ground breaking ceremony. Tradition lly the county does this. It can be done two ways, either when the building comes down, or after emolition by turning over a shovel full of soil. This takes planning. Dan supports the idea of a gr und breaking ~ ceremony. The project needs the PR. Ideally, if we could take one part of the bui~ding to knock down, because the demolition is not going to bring the building down in one explosior~. RG said that