The name came up when one rep asked who had moved an item from the consent to regular agenda. Several reps jumped on the name. The library and pool improvements are considered to be one project. The money from the May bond issue was earmarked for the Armijo complex anyway. It just was planned to be spent in eight years.
Strange things happen when money starts moving.
But that was a side issue for the reps, who were wondering why a project would cost so much more than the estimate. Cesar Molina, who represented the firm at the meeting, said he didn't know. City Attorney Charlie McNabb counseled Council that its remedy was to have the architect redesign the project, which couldn't be done in this case because of the timing. Sumrall later said she wanted the city to look into recovering some of the difference between the estimate and the actual costs. The bid award is to be presented next week.