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He repeated his suggestion to consider phasing the project, perhaps with the library as the highest priority. Mayor Hosterman said it is important for the public to understand that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds trickle down to communities in fairly small amounts. In terms of a project of this magnitude, that amount would be unsubstantial and she advised that financing this project would take considerable effort. Councilmember McGovern questioned whether there has been any thought to utilizing other City buildings to temporarily relieve stress on the library. She suggested 157 Main Street as an example. Mr. Fialho said that 157 Main Street is perhaps not used efficiently due to structural limitations. He explained that, while the building was not designed for 2 stories, there are offices situated on the second floor and caution must be used in terms of load. He said that the bottom floor is used for economic development, public works inspection, and a small portion for storage of library books. One of the advantages of the proposal is that the library building could be recycled into a civic use. Mayor Hosterman reminded the Council that neither option is being selected tonight but a determination on the staff recommendation is expected. She reviewed the staff recommendation and additional comments of Council members, including authorization for the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Field Paoli agreement for additional refinement of the civic center site plan in an amount not to exceed $45,000. Mr. Fialho advised that if the Council would like to offer any amendment to the staff recommendation, the Council meeting should be reconvened. He reviewed the staff recommendation and, based on the comments received by the Council, included integration of the southern end of Main Street, potential private development, mixed -use development, and acquisition of the Ace train location for either of those 2 uses. He further recommended that upon that completion of that study, staff work towards development of a financing plan. Councilmember Sullivan supported that recommendation. Mr. Fialho advised that consensus for the recommendation could be done without reconvening the Council meeting. Mayor Hosterman and Vice -Mayor Cook- Kallio concurred. Councilmember McGovern said that it still felt too early to make any decision and confirmed that support of the recommendation would simply provide an opportunity for more information. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Diaz City Clerk City Council Minutes Page 9 of 9 October 6, 2009