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2. RESOLUTION 9097-19 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), the Director of Public Works, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, and /or the Purchasing Manager to establish procedures for and engage in the process of letting of one or more contracts with one or more qualified entities for design and construction for the repurposing of Cove Church without the necessity of competitive bidding; and exempting the City from certain provisions within the Ohio Revised Code related to design-build contracting for the purposes of this project. (Referred to Committee of the Whole 1017119) (pg. 002) Motion by President O'Leary, seconded by Vice President Anderson to adopt Resolution 9097-19. Motion by Councilmember George to defer Resolution 9097-19. Discussion: Councilmember O'Malley insisted that Council be involved throughout the process,particularly in the selection panel. He stated that the project is very important to him, as it is in ward 4. President O'Leary expressed support for Councilmember O'Malley's sentiments. Councilmember George expressed her rationale for the motion to defer. She expressed support for the project and acknowledged that the design-build approach leaves a lot of leeway to the administration and prefers to include language in the resolution to assure Council's involvement. At the request of President O'Leary, Director Sylvester explained that Council will vote on the contractor that is selected. Councilmember Rader expressed support for the project. He asked the City's Urban Designer, Allison Hennie to explain the project timeline and the potential impact of a delay. Ms. Hennie described the differences between the design-bid-build and design-build approaches and the advantages of design-build in this project. She explained the impact of delaying, stating that a modest delay now could result in larger delays later due to the holidays and change in administration. Mayor Summers clarified that the resolution simply sends the project out to the marketplace and that the City is best served by taking quick action in this regard. He stated that the next Council and administration will be the decision makers at all the key points in the future. Councilmember Bullock proposed amending the legislation to address Council's interest in ensuring its continued involvement and discussed the mechanics with Law Director Butler. 2