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MINUTES of THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING of THE CITY COUNCIL May 30, 1973 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Robert Pearson called this Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL City Clerk William Edgar called the roll which is recorded as follows: Council- men Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, Reid, and Mayor Pearson were present. Mr. Edgar, City Manager, Mro Scheidig, City Attorney, Mro Campbell, Director of Public Works, and Mr. Patton, Director of Parks and Recreation, were present. Also present was Jack Bras, Architect, and William Hirst. CIVIC CENTER ao Presentation of Plans by Architect - Mr. Jack Bras, Architect for the project, reviewed the history regarding the plans for the first phase construction at the Civic Center site. He then presented Council with the detailed plans of the building° The City Council briefly reviewed the plans and indicated their approval of the present status of the project plans° b. Review of Financing Proposals Mayor Pearson indicated that before proceeding the Council should decide whether or not they should proceed with the project. It was his position that before any action is taken the Council should hold a public hearing. He felt that the phasing out of the Sunol Plant should have higher priority than the Civic Center° Councilman Kinney stated that the public has been aware of the City's plans, the Council has held hearings on this matter previously and the City should move ahead. Councilman Mori agreed with Mr. Kinney indicating that the project has been discussed since September of 1972. It was moved by Councilman Mori, and seconded By Councilman Kinney, to continue with the Civic Center's development. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmen Herlihy, Kinney, Mori, and Reid NOES: Mayor Pearson ABSENT: None Mro William Hirst explained the financing program which had been explored during his tenure asCity Attorney. He reviewed the proposal of having the successful contractor provide his own financing or, in the alternative, the City would assist the contractor in obtaining a loano Mro Scheidig then explained the non-profit corporation concept of financ- ing the project° He indicated the advantages stemming from thee approach and that local banks which had been contacted expressed an interest in the pro- posal. Mr. Scheidig answered questions from Council regarding the control which Council would and would not have over the corporation and the financing. Council was also advised that four members of the community had expressed an interest in participating on the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Councilman Reid stated that he favored six years ago the use of a non- profit corporation to construct the Civic Center and indicated his agreement with the proposed non-profit concept since it is a straight forward means of financing the project.