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Minutes of the Combined Caucus/Council Meeting 6-11-07 Page 20 $150,000.00 earmarked for it. We are moving a little faster than we should. We should have a better idea of the scope of the project, the cost of the project and where the money is coming from before we start moving ahead. We have $150,000.00 to spend. We know that it is going to be more than $300,000.00 but we do not know how much. Council President Buckholtz stated that there axe at least four different places in this estimate that.were designed very liberally with the largest amount being the electrical at $90,000. At the time that came in, there was no schematic or scope of work for the electrician. Since then there has been some design and there is more coming. Mr. Marquardt stated that we should have prices which match what the plan is. We do not have enough planning in place. We need prices on the project. Council President Buckholtz indicated that the only thing not mentioned was painting which he is not sure who does that, whether it is our guys or someone else. He knows that we have a Village person that does our carpeting at a fraction of the cost. That was the only thing that he heard that was not considered in finishing the room itself. You have a$25,000 contingency cost. Mr. DiNardo said that would more than cover that. Mr. Saponaro added that what he thinks Mr. Marquardt is referring to is that there is more than one thing being discussed. There is the Civic building right here as a whole. What needs to be , done? This is a specific project that we are looking at. Are there other things that need to be done with this complex? Absolutely. But what we were focusing on is just the auditorium, what needs to be done there? This budget was based on completing that. There are other things that certainly need to be done to this building. That is what Mr. Saponaro thinks Mr. Marquardt was hearing. There was further discussion had regarding that. We are talking about two different things, an overall for the whole building, and a specific project that we are earmarked to look at. Council President Buckholtz advised that the other area that we were talking about in Finance was that we will go with the recommendation of Ron and John. The only thing that was a decision for us was under the theater seating. What we realized is to recover the pews and bring them up to standard as far as being able to sit on them and match the room was not that much less than the cost of the new seating. The Committee recommended the higher bid based on the quality of the seats. We all have pictures of them. Dr. Parker added that it is better to have the upgraded version. The more expensive seating was the way to go. He likes it better. It is well worth the price. They also had desks built into them too. That is a benefit in terms of holding classes there. He did not see a screen for projection on the stage in the schematics. That is an important feature. Mr. DiNardo advised that it is included in the theater curtain quote. It is part of that quote. The screen will come down for projections. Council President Buckholtz added that that was another quote that was like worst case scenario. Council President Buckholtz said that this is a start. This is a seasonal thing. We are either on track for Fall or we are not. What they need to start with is stage and carpentry and structural steel supports. The electrical, lighting and sound go together and then the theater seating would