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<br />ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 29,2001 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant requested staff to pay special attention to Contracts and delineate if they <br />. are based on a percentage, or based on a fixed fee. <br /> <br />ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS <br /> <br />A. Valentine Hills Elementary School, PT A Request for Cooperative Financing of <br />Playground Equipment. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch stated this was a request for some modification ofthe existing playground equipment. <br />The petition did not state all of the information. The Parks, Trails and Recreation Committee did <br />not support the project. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant believed this was to expand the playground equipment. He indicated the <br />playground was used by the neighborhood and surrounding areas, as well as the school. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson indicated Parks and Recreation had decided unanimously not to expand <br />the equipment because it was wrong for the City to be paying for improvements made to a <br />School District facility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski asked if they financed some of the equipment, was the City liable <br />for injuries. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rem asked what arrangements the City had with the school for the use of the <br />facility. Mr. Moore replied that the gymnasium facilities were used, for which the City paid a <br />fee. <br /> <br />Councilmember Larson stated the playground equipment they current had was a nice facility and <br />he did not believe the City should be spending money on this. <br /> <br />Councilmembers Aplikowski and Rem asked that a formal presentation be made to the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grant stated all of this would be looked at during the 10-year comprehensive <br />plan and suggested this be tabled until the plan was prepared. Councilmember Larson agreed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Aplikowski suggested Valentine Hills Elementary School PT A put in a request <br />to a charitable gambling association for assistance. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mayor Probst stated he had spoken with Michael Fix, Commanders' Representative at the Twin <br />Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP), was advised that the Quit Claim Deed to the new City <br />Hall would be delivered within the next 24 to 48 hours. He asked the Council if they wanted a <br />formal ceremony on February 12,2001 for the handing over ofthe Deed. He asked staffto <br />inform Mr. Fix about the ceremony. <br /> <br />Mr. Post stated the City website was up and running. <br />