Council authorizes contract amendment with Energy Systems Group for pre‑construction work on police/communications center

Council adopted a resolution (Item 10B) authorizing the city manager to enter a first contract amendment with Energy Systems Group LLC for advanced design and project cost development for the police division and communications center. City Manager John clarified the amendment authorizes pre‑construction demolition work only and does not obligate the city to subsequent renovation or reconstruction steps.

The resolution carried unanimously. The amendment follows council's earlier clarification that demolition tied to a new dispatch/communications facility may be a permissible public‑purpose use under the cited TIF ordinance; staff and counsel said this pre‑construction authorization allows the project team to define scope and costs for later phases.