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April 8, 2014 Page 5 of 8 restroom and locker room renovation be advertised for bid. Councilmember Bauman stated she was not present at the last Council meeting. She expressed fiustration that staffwas not proposing to renovate the space, but rather was requesting to gut and remodel the bathroom and locker room space. She questioned why the City was not more properly maintaining the restroom and locker room facilities given the fact they were only 20 years old She recrnnmended the membership fees be reconsidered to allow for user fees to assist with covering the expanse of this remodel and future restroom/locker room maintenance. Parks and Recreation Director Breuer reviewed the process staffused to address the needs of the facility. She reported that through the task force, PREC, focus groups and comments received from the public, it was found the needs of the community center have changed This was also based on the new users that have co-located at the community center. Staff explained there are more people using the community center than 20 years ago and this had created problems with the seating areas. She indicated the restroom4ocker room renovations were originally slated to be completed in 2009. She reported that the proposed plans were presented to the Council because they would meet the needs of the community center. Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Hicks discussed how the locker rooms and restnooms were being maintained. He discussed the number of residents that would benefit from the renovations. Councilmember Bauman did not believe that there would be a proper return on the investment for this project She had concern that if the new locker rooms were approved, they would not be maintained properly and an additional $600,000 would be needed in 15 to 20 years. She explained that the City was spending a great deal of money on this building. She asked again if the community center would be increasing its membership dues. Parrs and Recreation Director Brener stated staff has not made a determination on this and would be researching rates from surrounding communities. She recommended the Council not raise the monthly rates over the next year given the fact that members will be extremely inconvenienced throughout the renovation process. Councilmenber Bauman did not believe that the community center needed state of the art locker room and restroom facilities. Mayor Jacobsen stated the original bathrooms at the community center were substandard. He questioned if the quality of the remodeling would have a greater life expectancy. Mr. Rosa commented the life expectancy lunged greatly on maintenance. However, the faucets and fixtures were also impacted by the City's water type. He reported staffhad discussed replacing valves on all faucets instead of the entire fixture. He recommended the City replace the entire restroom surrounds given the fact the existing surrounds were rusting. He anticipated the restrooms would last another 20 years, but there would always be wear and tear on things. City Manager Lotter requested fiuther information on how the new air system would improve the quality of the bathrooms. Mr. Rosa explained the previously installed fans offered some assistance with humidity, however, the renovation project would upgrade the exhaust system. The proposed improvement would reduce both rust and mold City Manager Lotter suggested the Council not cut corner on the project and that an investment in the long term of the community center building be considered. He believed it would be a better investment to include the HVAC system upgrades, even though this greatly increased the price of the project. Mayor Jacobsen recommended that alb of the restroom/locker room improvements at the community center be held to a commercial or industrial grade. Mr. Rosa reported commercial grade materials were recommended, which increased the cost of the project. Councilmember Burg commented hand dryers could be considered instead of paper towel dispensers to save on long -term costs for the community center. She wanted to see high quality products used in the restroom facilities to ensure that they last She asked if there would be any drinking fountains included in the project. Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Hicks reviewed the location for the new drinking fountains. Councilmember Bauman reported hand dryers are less sanitary than paper towels. She was pleased that the City was requiring commercial grade products, but did not believe that all the bells and whistles had to be included. Councilmenber Strub believed the number of users in the community center on a yearly basis justified the