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MINUTES OF THE HOUSING, PLANNING, & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MAY 4, 2020 REMOTE MEETING DUE TO COVID-19 Present: Councilmembers Shachner(Chair), Rader& Kepple Also Present: Councilmember Neff, Mayor George, Director Gelsomino, Director Rancatore, Director Gelsomino, Chief Dunphy, City Urban Designer Allison Hennie, Kyle Baker of the Planning Commission, Allison Urbanek of Lakewood Alive, Rob Donaldson of Moody Nolan, Clerk Bach taking minutes, Deputy Clerk Lascu, and members of the public Call to Order: 6:30 p.m. RESOLUTION 2020-26 - 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 Director of Public Works to enter into a design-build form of agreement for the design, hazardous substance abatement and construction of improvements to Cove Church for the repurposing of the facility as a intergenerational community center in an amount not to exceed $4,150,000 with Infinity Construction Co., Inc. (Referred to HPD 4/20/2020) Councilmember Shachner made opening remarks and noted that the resolution to approve a contract with Infinity was put before Council. Subsequently, on April 28h, Mayor George communicated to Council that due to the uncertainty surrounding the city's finances in the near term due to COVID-19, she is planning to pause the intergenerational community center project for up to six months, and possibly longer. He noted that there is unanimous agreement around the value of the project in that it supports the critical services that Human Services provides. Dir. Rancatore reviewed the spreadsheet emailed earlier today detailing the expenses incurred on the project and those anticipated. In 2019, the City spent$900,000 to purchase the property. These funds came out of the Land Acquisition Fund. Another $600,000 is estimated to be spent in 2020 - $500,000 from the Land Acquisition Fund and $100,000 in CDBG dollars for asbestos abatement. The project calls for another $4 million investment in 2021. The previous administration only made suggestions as to where that money would come from. Those suggestions were reviewed. Councilmember Shachner asked for an explanation of the budgetary advantages of delaying the project. He noted that the money to be spent in 2020 is budgeted to come out of discrete funds, not the General Fund or those meant to be used for streets or operations. Other councilmembers remarked on the value of the project and its broad support. The question of whether delay could result in additional costs was raised. Mayor George agreed with the value of the project and reminded the committee of her support for it. She explained that a pause is necessary in her view in order to better understand the impact on the City's revenue stream before moving forward. Regarding the $4 million needed in 2021, she stated that she was planning to use the Land Acquisition Fund, which currently has $3.5 1