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Arden Hills – City Hall Facility Assessment Architectural Narrative 4075-001-00 Part 2, Page 1 of 2 ARCHITECTURAL NARRATIVE Overview The Arden Hills City Hall building, constructed in 2000, is located at 1245 Highway 96 in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The building is a three story brick building on the north side of Highway 96. The approximately 17,390 square foot building contains offices for the following departments:  Finance and Administration  Community Development  Parks, Recreation & Public Works  City Council Programming and Staff Areas A series of programming meetings were held during the Fall of 2017 which captures the current staffing numbers as well as projections for staff counts in 5 years and 10 years. The programming process found that the staff counts are projected to remain fairly steady throughout the 10 year projection. There is an anticipated increase in staffing required for Community Development due to the expected development of the TCAAP site. The staff office areas are located on the Main and Second Levels of the building. Offices are located along the windows on the north and south sides of the building on the Main Level with a small open office area on the west side. The offices are located on either side of the Reception Desk, creating congestion behind the desk with people passing through the desk area. The Second Level contains open office area for staff and one conference room. The staff could use additional layout space for plan review as well as storage. The staff are short on conference room space and frequently use a room located in the Council Chambers area. Main Level The main level of the building contains the Council Chambers, Reception desk, waiting area and staff space. The Council Chambers, located off of the main entry is adequately sized and works well for its desired function. There is a Council Office/Conference Room that also is used by the staff during the day as meeting space. This Conference Room is difficult to access for staff and is not in a convenient location for the staff need. Public restrooms are located in the main lobby. They are adequately sized but need upgrades to meet current ADA guidelines. The waiting are in front of the reception desk contains a fireplace and has windows looking over the site and a garden to the north. The area is adequate for its function. The Reception Area with the transaction counter is placed towards the middle of the building. The staff at the counter have difficulty with sightlines from the desk to the door. The transaction counter requires additional signage and space to be able to serve each of the functions well. The workroom and counter behind need additional space to be efficient. Second Level The second level of the building has staff workstations and one large conference room.