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Council presses staff on process, data and public input ahead of Feb. 11 decision on government campus P3
Summary
City staff told the council Jan. 28 that proposers for the government campus project were asked to submit limited program tweaks and final financial clarifications this week; council members urged clarity on whether changes would be tweaks or wholesale revisions and pressed for traffic, life-safety and fiscal analyses before ranking proposers.
City staff and consultants continued a high-engagement discussion Jan. 28 about the government campus redevelopment and the city’s process for selecting a public–private partner.
Mr. Lukasick told the council the CBRE project team asked proposers to submit final responses to public comments and any limited program changes by Friday, and said staff asked proposers to assume 85,000 square feet for City Hall and 35,000 square feet for a community center to normalize financial comparisons. "So we're asking them to consider that as they're going through their financials," Lukasick said.
Council members pressed staff on process: several said they did not expect wholesale reworking of the four proposals presented and asked that any proposer changes be limited to clarifying tweaks rather than new plans. Council members asked for more time and more detailed consultant feedback on threshold issues such as traffic generation, intersection delays, life-safety and infrastructure capacity; several said the seven-minute presentation format used at proposer meetings made it impossible to cover all needed technical questions.
City Attorney Koehler told the council the city has retained outside counsel to assist in major transaction review and named Claudia McKenna as one of the retained advisors; staff said two outside firms are in place now and additional specialized counsel may be retained as the transaction nears completion.
Deputy Mayor Drucker and others emphasized transparency for public input: staff said public comments are being compiled and shared with proposers and that any changes proposers submit will be highlighted for both council and the public. Council members signaled their intent to weigh responses from proposers, consultant threshold analyses and public input before ranking and negotiating with a selected partner at upcoming meetings; staff said additional analysis from traffic, walkability, code and economic consultants is underway and that more detailed financial comparisons will follow before the Feb. 11 selection meeting.
No final selection was made at the Jan. 28 meeting; staff said materials will be provided in advance to give the council and public time to review before the Feb. 11 decision point.
